Ian Auzenne

Lafayette, New Orleans

News Anchor at WWL-AM/FM (New Orleans, LA)

PxP @RaginCajunsWBB & @RaginCajunsSB, Anchor @WWLAMFM, Stand-up philosopher, @Princeton '10. Thoughts are strictly mine. RT≠Endorsement.

Articles

Pope Leo's Creole ancestry renews interest in culture, challenges notions of race

1 week ago | audacy.com | Ian Auzenne

The new pope is of Louisiana Creole descent, and according to one genealogist, that will put a global spotlight on the Creole people and their mixed ancestry. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, is the grandson of New Orleanians. Genealogist Alex DaPaul Lee calls Prevost's elevation to the papacy a "monumental moment" for the Creole people. Lee believes that this will bring renewed pride among the Louisiana Creole people.
Local Catholics energized by Pope Leo XIV's election

1 week ago | audacy.com | Ian Auzenne

The election of Cardinal Robert Prevost has brought joy and jubilation to Catholics across the world, including to the faithful in New Orleans. The seminarians at Notre Dame Seminary jumped for joy and cheered when Cardinal Deacon Dominique Mamberti announced that the College of Cardinals elected Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost as the new pontiff--Pope Leo XIV.
Trump's cuts to weather service blamed for forecast miscues

1 week ago | audacy.com | Ian Auzenne

Are President Trump's cuts to the National Weather Service having a negative impact on forecasting? Former NWS director Joe Friday thinks so. On Facebook, Friday attributed a "significant loss of accuracy" in the weather's service's modeling to staff reductions and fewer weather balloon launches. Quantitative evidence of the impact of reduced staffing in the National Weather Service. The NWS model (GFS) has shown...
Democrats courting Edwards for Senate run; analyst says run unlikely

1 week ago | audacy.com | Ian Auzenne

Senate Democrats are reportedly recruiting former Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to run for U. S. Senate next year. According to a New York Times report, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) met with Edwards about launching a campaign. Edwards told Schumer to "circle back to him in August," eight months before the closed party primary elections for the seat currently held by Senator Bill Cassidy. Will Edwards jump into the race for the Democratic Party nomination?
One shot in head, another in abdomen in Amite

1 week ago | audacy.com | Ian Auzenne

Authorities are on the scene of an apparent shooting in Amite that reportedly has landed two people in the hospital. According to multiple reports, the shooting happened near the intersection of West Martin Luther King and Richardson Streets around 7 p.m.Monday. One victim was shot in the head, while the other was shot in the abdomen. Neither the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office nor the Amite Police Department have confirmed any details about the incident. This is a developing story.
Louisiana police officer shot, killed in line of duty

1 week ago | audacy.com | Ian Auzenne

A Louisiana police officer is dead after authorities say he was shot in the line of duty. The incident happened around 2 p.m. Monday in the Acadia Parish city of Rayne, located approximately 12 miles west of Lafayette. According to Louisiana State Police investigators, an officer of the Rayne Police Department was shot while working an incident on East Harrop Street. The officer was pronounced dead at the scene.
Temple doubles down on support for auto insurance reform bills

1 week ago | audacy.com | Ian Auzenne

Louisiana lawmakers continue to debate legal reform bills that they believe will reduce auto insurance rates in Louisiana. Although the sponsors of those bills aren't guaranteeing that these bills will indeed bring lower car insurance rates, the state insurance commissioner says history is on their side.
Drago's owner fan of Shough after chance encounter, dinner

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Ian Auzenne

Saints draft pick Tyler Shough got a taste of New Orleans a few nights ago by having his first meal in the city at Drago's. The restaurant's owner says that might be a good sign for Shough, the Saints, and their future. "Drew Brees's first dinner in New Orleans was with Sean Payton, and it was in our restaurant at Table 50," Drago's owner Tommy Cvitanovich said to WWL's Tommy Tucker, referring to the quarterback who led the Saints to a world championship in Super Bowl XLIV.
Iraq arrests second Bourbon Street terror attack suspect

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Ian Auzenne

Iraqi officials say they've arrested a suspected ISIS member who collaborated with the man who executed the January 1 terrorist attack on Bourbon Street. Our partners at NOLA.com, citing the state-owned Saudi outlet Al Arabiya News, report that Iraqi authorities arrested the unnamed conspirator. That arrest came after the United States asked for Iraq's assistance in the investigation.
Landry, Edwards spat could signal potential governor's race

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Ian Auzenne

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is blaming former governor John Bel Edwards for the Army Corps of Engineers' decision to pull a permit for the stalled Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project, and Edwards is taking to the internet to refute those claims. The Corps accused the state government of withholding information about the project, which Governor Landry penned in Edwards Administration.