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1 day ago | 
wdsu.com | Jasmine Franklin
Several car dealership owners say they follow protocol and give customers car keys for a test drive, but some of those cars never come back. "They take the cars for a test drive and they don't come back,” said owner Nidal Zeitoun. Three cars were stolen off the lot of Kenner’s Auto Nation. “We're losing all the money, and it’s not fair,” said Zeitoun. Surveillance video from the car dealership shows a suspect stealing a red Hyundai.
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2 days ago | 
wdsu.com | Jasmine Franklin
"It looked like a river, water was pretty much house to house, on the sidewalk, everywhere,” said Lindsay Edwards. Edwards says the area outside her home in the Lower 9th Ward was completely covered in water. “I guess we were surprised because it has never flooded like this here before,” Edwards said. But the water didn't stop outside her house on Burgundy Street. She said at least three inches made it inside.
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3 days ago | 
wdsu.com | Jasmine Franklin
More than 80 officers from multiple law enforcement agencies secured the Lakefront on Easter Sunday. "We understand why they have the extra officers because a lot of things could happen, things that we don't want to happen while our families are out here,” said Kuantay Reeder. New security efforts were put in place along the five-mile stretch of Lakeshore Drive.
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5 days ago | 
wdsu.com | Jasmine Franklin
For the first time ever the French Quarter Easter Parade will not roll on Bourbon Street, new changes organizers say they had to make due to the New Year’s Day Terror Attack. "It is a tradition people come from all of the world and we want the parade to roll so we'll make it happen,” said parade organizer, Kitsy Adams. As thousands of people prepare to fill the French Quarter for the Easter Day Parade, organizers are also getting ready to embrace new changes to the historic event.
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1 week ago | 
wdsu.com | Jasmine Franklin
"Someone jogging in the park shouldn't feel unsafe,” said Dawn Lapeyrolerie. People who work out at city park say they are on high alert, after police say a woman was robbed at gunpoint while jogging Monday night. "It's awful to hear someone got attacked at city park, I love this park,” said Mary Jane Walsh. NOPD says that just before 10 p.m. Monday on Palm Drive, an unknown armed suspect approached the victim, pushed her to the ground, and demanded her belongings.
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1 week ago | 
wdsu.com | Jasmine Franklin
"Every year the bill goes up, whether you've had accidents or not. My bill increases every single year," said Gloria Scott. High auto insurance premiums are still a major concern for many Louisianians. "My personal coverage absolutely is too expensive it's been that way for years," said Michelle Stanton. "For full coverage $900, I called a couple of other places, $1,000 and one place wanted to charge me $1,100," said Ned Henry.
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1 week ago | 
wdsu.com | Arielle Brumfield |Jasmine Franklin |Shay O'Connor
The New Orleans Police Department has arrested a man in connection with a shooting in the French Quarter on Sunday night that injured five people. On Monday, the NOPD announced that Christopher Parker of New Orleans was arrested in connection with the shooting. According to police, the shooting happened near the intersection of Decatur Street and Iberville Street around 8:30 p.m. at the close of the French Quarter Festival.
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1 week ago | 
wdsu.com | Jasmine Franklin
Thousands of people filled the French Quarter at a festival that continues to celebrate New Orleans' rich history and culture. "This was once a vision and a dream, and look how far it has come,” said Alana Harris, deputy director of arts and culture at the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy. People packed Day 3 of the French Quarter Festival, bringing the heart and soul of the historic area together for its 41st year.
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2 weeks ago | 
wdsu.com | Jasmine Franklin
"It is too high, it is definitely too high,” said Eiesha Lee. Community members voiced their concerns on high insurance rates to state leaders during a town hall meeting Tuesday in St. Tammany Parish. "What I’m hearing is that people are fed up. They are tired of the status quo and they demand change,” said State Commissioner of Insurance Tim Temple. High insurance premiums are a major concern for Lee, who owns a trucking company in Franklinton. "The payment is my main concern.
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2 weeks ago | 
wdsu.com | Jasmine Franklin
Heavy rain did not stop the traditions on Super Sunday, people still came to see Mardi Gras Indian Tribes dressed up in bright, elaborate suits."Just unreal. Nobody else can really do this but the people in New Orleans,” said Jermey Cutrer.Chanting, singing and dancing filled the streets as Mardi Gras Indian Tribes celebrated their heritage."This is three months of real dedication and hard work,” Cutrer said while describing his suit.Cutrer is the chief of the Mandigo Warriors Tribe.
