Jon Turnipseed

1 week ago | kalb.com | Stephen Stock |Dannah Kirby |Jon Turnipseed

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana lawmakers are calling on the New Orleans Aviation Board to provide annual updates to Jefferson Parish and Kenner leaders on drainage and pumping capacity at Armstrong International Airport. The resolution, which passed this legislative session, urges the board to appear before the Jefferson Parish and Kenner city councils each year to share information on hurricane readiness.

1 week ago | fox8live.com | Stephen Stock |Dannah Kirby |Jon Turnipseed

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana lawmakers are calling on the New Orleans Aviation Board to provide annual updates to Jefferson Parish and Kenner leaders on drainage and pumping capacity at Armstrong International Airport. The resolution, which passed this legislative session, urges the board to appear before the Jefferson Parish and Kenner city councils each year to share information on hurricane readiness.

3 weeks ago | fox8live.com | Stephen Stock |Jon Turnipseed |Dannah Kirby

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As Mayor Latoya Cantrell hits the road again, this time traveling to France just days after returning from Canada, a Fox 8 investigation found that the number of her official meetings, events, and appearances has dwindled with each passing year. In recent months, Mayor Cantrell has missed or been silent during several high-profile events in the city she was elected to lead.

1 month ago | fox8live.com | Stephen Stock |Dannah Kirby |Jon Turnipseed

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The ongoing search for two remaining Orleans Parish jail escapees is costing New Orleans hundreds of thousands of dollars each week and draining law enforcement resources from other duties, Fox 8 has learned. A top city official tells Fox 8 that personnel expenses tied to the manhunt now total around $250,000 per week. The costs primarily cover overtime for more than 200 Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office and New Orleans Police Department officers working extended 12-hour shifts.

1 month ago | fox8live.com | Stephen Stock |Jon Turnipseed |Dannah Kirby

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A longtime Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office supervisor tells Fox 8 investigators that understaffing and protocol violations were responsible for Friday’s escape of 10 inmates and the fact that the escape went unnoticed for nearly eight hours. Craig Lawson retired in February 2025 as a lieutenant from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office. “Staffing is very low. Of course, every sheriff’s office in the state is very low.