Stephen Stock

New Orleans

Chief Investigative Reporter at WVUE-TV (New Orleans, LA)

Contributor at Investigate TV

National Investigative Correspondent CBS News and Stations https://t.co/yBHraqNgG4

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Articles

State urges airport to report drainage issues annually after pump failures during Hurricane Francine

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.
State urges airport to report drainage issues after pump failures during Hurricane Francine

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.
Mayor Cantrell spending less and less time in office, records show

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.
Jailbreak manhunt costing New Orleans $250,000 per week

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.
Former Orleans jail supervisor, ex-prison inspector say protocol failures led to brazen escape

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.
Millions of dollars for New Orleans schools, drainage sit untouched in account

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

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A Fox 8 investigation finds millions of dollars meant for local schools and drainage projects sitting unused and untouched in an escrow account. While records from last December show the City of New Orleans collected $2,469,535.81 from traffic camera fines sitting in escrow, a top city official who spoke on the condition of anonymity, tells Fox 8 investigators that number has ballooned past $4 million.
City, state leaders question spending of nonprofit tasked with helping New Orleans’ homeless

1 month ago | fox8live.com | Stephen Stock

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Lawmakers and city leaders say a recent state legislative audit raises more questions than answers about the effectiveness of current homeless relief efforts in the New Orleans metro area. The audit examined how more than $216.3 million in taxpayer money was spent on homeless initiatives between January 2019 and June 2024 by the City of New Orleans and the nonprofit UNITY of Greater New Orleans.
Security experts warn of similar lone-wolf terror attacks using vehicles

1 month ago | kktv.com | Dannah Kirby |Stephen Stock

NEW ORLEANS (InvestigateTV) - The New Year’s attack on Bourbon Street is the twelfth time since 2017 that a terrorist somewhere in the world has used a vehicle to plow into a crowd of people. However, sources tell our investigators there could have been more casualties. A law enforcement source said that investigators found two viable remote explosive devices placed along French Quarter sidewalks in two different locations.
Security experts warn of similar lone-wolf terror attacks using vehicles

1 month ago | wymt.com | Dannah Kirby |Stephen Stock

NEW ORLEANS (InvestigateTV) - The New Year’s attack on Bourbon Street is the twelfth time since 2017 that a terrorist somewhere in the world has used a vehicle to plow into a crowd of people. However, sources tell our investigators there could have been more casualties. A law enforcement source said that investigators found two viable remote explosive devices placed along French Quarter sidewalks in two different locations.
City approved inspections without reports or licensed inspectors, OIG says

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

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A new report from the New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) found the city’s third-party building inspectors didn’t submit required inspection reports, failed to keep licenses active, and didn’t comply with requirements. Yet the Office of Safety and Permits approved those inspections anyway.