Uptown and Central Carrollton neighbor frustrations continue amid what they feel is a lack of action to stop 18-wheeler trucks from detouring on their streets. On Tuesday, WDSU received reports from neighbors of two incidents where an 18-wheeler truck snagged the oak tree canopy damaging property in the area. One incident happened on Nashville Avenue…… MORE
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Over a dozen stolen cars were found at Cypress Acres Apartments.
A tip from Crimestoppers resulted in Louisiana State Police recovering more than a dozen cars from an abandoned apartment complex in Algiers. According to state police, a total of 16 cars were found stored at the Cypress Acres Apartments. State police said a tip came in on Nov. 22 regarding eight stolen vehicles at the…… MORE
St. Charles community raises $5,000 for teen battling cancer
A St. Charles Parish teen was recently diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.Terrance Anderson, 17, is a senior at Destrehan High School and told WDSU that he was playing basketball when he first noticed a sharp pain in one of his legs.”I tried to dunk the ball, and I felt a pain in…… MORE
Holiday of Lights is back this year, and WDSU is a sponsor
President Mike Cooper and the Tammany Trace Foundation are excited to announce WDSU-TV will be the Presenting Sponsor for the Holiday of Lights, a yuletide celebration on Koop Drive in December. “WDSU has been a tremendous partner for our community, in providing accurate, timely information for more than 70 years,” said President Cooper. “We are…… MORE
It was a quiet Hurricane Season for Louisiana, but why? Margaret Orr explains
The 2022 Hurricane Season ends today, and it has ended close to average, and below the Hurricane Season forecast. Regardless of the numbers, the season will be remembered as a deadly and catastrophic time in Southwest Florida due to Hurricane Ian. It’s a reminder to all of us that it just takes one storm to…… MORE
A funeral mass will be held for Father Otis Young next week
A funeral mass has been scheduled for a priest that was killed in Covington earlier this week. Otis Young, 71, was found killed and burned beyond recognition Monday morning in the 500 block of East Gibson Street. Young was identified as one of the bodies found on Tuesday. A second body has not been identified…… MORE
Archbishop Gregory Aymond calls for prayer after priest identified as one of two burned bodies
The Archbishop of New Orleans has issued a statement after a priest was identified as one of the burned bodies found in Covington earlier this week. The St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office announced Tuesday that Otis Young was identified as one of the victims found burned beyond recognition in the 500 block of East Gibson…… MORE
Father Otis Young identified as one of the victims of the Covington double homicide
St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office has announced the identity of one of the victims in the horrific Covington double homicide. Father Otis Young, 71, and another victim were found dead in a parking lot on Monday morning in the 500 block of East Gibson Street with their bodies severely burned beyond recognition. It has been…… MORE
Pelicans fan has car window smashed during the game
A New Orleans man found his window smashed in his vehicle after attending a Pelicans’ game downtown. Kyle Peterson parked his car right off Poydras to attend a Pelicans game with some friends to celebrate his upcoming move to Nashville. However, after the game, he found his car door window smashed in. Peterson said nothing…… MORE
A man driving in Slidell was shot and killed Monday, according to the sheriff
The St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help solving a fatal shooting that happened Monday in Slidell.According to the sheriff, around midnight, deputies responded to gunfire in the 100 block of Northwood Drive.A car was found crashed into a parked pickup truck. The driver of the car, Ralph Landes, 19, had been shot and…… MORE
