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  • 21 hours ago | fox8live.com | Maddie Kerth

    NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Jazz Fest is soon to start for thousands of music lovers from across the world. The 8-day music festival spans two weekends and features more than 500 local music acts. “You know, you start off with a wish list. But there are so many variables,” said festival organizer Quint Davis. “The site director says, ‘Boss, your dreams are our nightmares.’”Work crews spent Saturday loading in the last of 14 stages and tons of equipment. It was a soggy job to start the week.

  • 2 days ago | fox8live.com | Maddie Kerth

    NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Newly released video shows the moment New Orleans police officers took an armed double homicide suspect into custody earlier this month (April 10). Investigators say 39-year-old Jared Pawlus killed his two roommates near the Fairgrounds and fled to the French Quarter in a standoff with police for nearly five hours. It ended in a shootout, but nobody was hurt.

  • 2 days ago | kplctv.com | Maddie Kerth

    NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Medical expert Dr. John Schieffelin calls measles the most contagious known virus for which there is a proven vaccine. He urges parents to trust the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine as the best way to prevent infection. Health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirm there are now more than 800 measles cases across 25 states.

  • 2 days ago | fox8live.com | Maddie Kerth

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  • 4 days ago | fox8live.com | Maddie Kerth

    NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Easter bonnets filled the pews of St. Louis Cathedral for the annual Catholic Mass celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson was there. “It’s just such a wonderful time of the year,” she told Fox 8. “This is just a blessing to be able to celebrate.”“It’s a new beginning,” said one believer.

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Maddie Kerth
Maddie Kerth @MaddieKerthFox8
14 Apr 25

Overturned semi-truck on the Highrise… heading to the crash site now. Standby for the @FOX8NOLA drone shots

KColeman
KColeman @KColemanFox8

Extra time needed! I-10 West remains closed at Chef, traffic is being diverted toward the Danziger Bridge. Two lanes remain closed I-10 East at the top of Highrise following accident.

Maddie Kerth
Maddie Kerth @MaddieKerthFox8
14 Apr 25

BREAKING: 1 arrested in FQ shooting at Decatur/Iberville that injured 4 (possibly 5, per NOPD ongoing investigation), PD recovers ‘multiple’ guns @FOX8NOLA

Maddie Kerth
Maddie Kerth @MaddieKerthFox8
13 Apr 25

BREAKING @FOX8NOLA

Jacques Doucet
Jacques Doucet @JacquesDoucet

I have confirmed with a family member that former @LSUfootball wide receiver Kyren Lacy has passed away in Houston. @WAFB