12 years after Katrina, Port Sulphur breaks ground on new library
PORT SULPHUR, La. -- Twelve years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, leaders in Plaquemines Parish broke ground Friday on a new multi-million dollar state-of-the-art public library in...
View ArticleHurricane season is here: How to storm proof your home
NEW ORLEANS -- Hurricane season is here, and all it takes is one severe storm to damage your home. That's why WGNO meteorologist Adam Bowles made a quick safety stop at Chief Meteorologist Hank...
View ArticleHurricane Beryl forms in the Atlantic Friday morning
NEW ORLEANS- The first Atlantic Hurricane of the season has formed this morning. We are tracking Hurricane Beryl that is a Category 1 storm, that just formed in the Tropics this Friday. Right now it...
View ArticleNow serving 75 years of catfish perfection: Barrow’s is back in business
NEW ORLEANS - If you wanted catfish in New Orleans, Louisiana, the name you dropped, at least for the last 75 years was Barrow's. It WAS Barrow's. Until now. Now, it is Barrow's. WGNO News with a...
View ArticleIn the Arena: Planning process for the Charity Hospital neighborhood
NEW ORLEANS -- With all the recovery milestones reached in the 13 years since Hurricane Katrina, one missed opportunity stands out: Charity Hospital. When it was built in 1939, it was the second...
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Is a Hurricane Katrina victim haunting a seafood restaurant? Simon the artist...
NEW ORLEANS -- There's a new -- and old -- spot in New Orleans that is said to be haunted by a Hurricane Katrina victim. You may remember a burger joint called Charcoal's in the Irish Channel. People...
View ArticleLife after the storm; Shell Beach 13 years after Hurricane Katrina
SHELL BEACH- The 13th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in the Gulf Coast is coming up August 29th. It is one of the worst hurricanes on record in American history. Shell beach was one...
View ArticleCrowds catch Katrina inspired events on the eve of the storm’s anniversary
NEW ORLEANS -- The evening before the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's arrival and devastation along the gulf coast, people attended a pair of events that were inspired by the storm, its recovery...
View ArticleWashington state volunteer group continues to give back to New Orleans after...
NEW ORLEANS - A volunteer group from Washington state, 360NOLA, continues to give back to New Orleans. They’ve been visiting the city since forming in 2009 to help rebuild homes damaged from Hurricane...
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Some of the businesses first to reopen after Hurricane Katrina
NEW ORLEANS-- 13 years ago New Orleans was underwater. Businesses were forced to shut down because of Hurricane Katrina. The true New Orleans way is to come back and come back stronger. Today on the...
View ArticleOne moment in Mississippi: ground zero for Hurricane Katrina
WAVELAND, Ms. - It's hard to believe it's been thirteen years. That's how long ago it was that Hurricane Katrina hit. Ground Zero for Katrina was Waveland, Mississippi. A memorial for the people who...
View ArticleChris Rose Gone Fishin’ with LBJ
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - New Orleanians probably know Chris Rose’s name from reading his legendary work in The Times-Picayune, or maybe from "1 Dead in the Attic" his New York Times best-selling book of...
View ArticleKatrina survivor dedicates herself to helping Hurricane Florence victims
Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment CHAPEL HILL, NC – Mandey Brown survived Hurricane Katrina in 2005, so she knows what it’s like to lose...
View ArticleFlorida Secretary of State resigns after reveal of blackface photos
Florida Secretary of State Michael Ertel resigned Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office confirmed, on the same day that photos of him in blackface at a party nearly 15 years ago were publicly...
View ArticlePodcast: Hurricane Madness: I Barely Survived
Katrina, Florence, Matthew, and Harvey names that strike fear if you live along any coast. Four devastating and deadly hurricanes costing billions of dollars in damage and countless lives. These are...
View ArticleIowa Republican Steve King slams Hurricane Katrina disaster victims
Republican Rep. Steve King, who has a lengthy history of incendiary comments related to race, favorably compared the response of his Iowan constituents, who are majority white, to recent severe...
View ArticleHistoric ‘Circle Food Store’ purchased by local businessman Sidney Torres
NEW ORLEANS - The 80-year-old business sold for $1.7M at auction on Thursday afternoon. New Orleans businessman Sidney Torres purchased the Circle Food Store with hopes of keeping it running. Torres...
View ArticleFormer Governor Kathleen Blanco has died of cancer
NEW ORLEANS – Kathleen Blanco, the small-town school teacher who became Louisiana’s first female Governor, has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 76. “Knowing this day was imminent,” said...
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This Thursday, remember the victims of Hurricane Katrina at the Katrina...
Photos by Lenor Duplessis of the 2018 Commemorative Ceremony CHALMETTE, LA – The St. Bernard Parish Government will host the event, to commemorate the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The...
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The Katrina survivor who endured fire after the flood
Photograph by Gus Bennett Update- Jean Joseph still lives in New Orleans, and is turning her screenplay into a book. She’s also finishing a documentary called “Broken Mirrors – I am Not my Scars.” NEW...
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