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February 26, 2020 - 6:43 pm

Greasing of the Poles in the French Quarter: See Photos

The 50th annual Greasing of the Poles took place on Friday(Feb. 21) in front of the Royal Sonesta Hotel on 300 Bourbon St. The festivities, hosted by actor Bryan Batt, kicked off with Leroy Jones' Original Hurricane Brass Band. The contestants greasing the French Quarter poles were "Southern Charm...
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Kenny Kuhn
February 20, 2020 - 10:55 am

NOPD search for French Quarter thief

NOPD search for a man wanted for a simple robbery in the French Quarter.
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Chris Miller
February 17, 2020 - 12:57 pm

Man suspected of stealing French Quarter artists' carts, rolling them into river, arrested

Man suspected of stealing artists' carts, shoving them into Mississippi River, surrenders
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Krewe du Vieux Ball CANCELED by State Fire Marshall
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Thomas Perumean
February 08, 2020 - 3:35 pm

Krewe du Vieux Ball CANCELED per State Fire Marshall

Krewe du Vieux's Ball canceled by State Fire Marshall.
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Dave Cohen, WWL First News early edition
January 25, 2020 - 8:10 am

Cops shoot man in the French Quarter shootout Saturday morning

Saturday morning reports of gunfire ringing out in New Orleans French Quarter near Bourbon and St. Louis as cops converged on the area.
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Thomas Perumean
January 16, 2020 - 9:36 am

Voodoo Bone Lady charged in French Quarter shooting

The Voodoo Bone Lady, aka Onassys Bloomberg, actually April Caldwell, is accused of shooting an ex-boyfriend in French Quarter Tuesday night. It all began at Caldwell's 5-star Voodoo Bone Lady Haunted Tours on Royal Street near St. Peter around 7:30 in the evening. The 41-year old woman was engaged...
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Dave Cohen, WWL First News early edition
January 15, 2020 - 11:15 am

Cops: Woman shoots man in French Quarter

New Orleans Police say an argument on Royal Street ended with a woman shooting a man. "Victim and suspect were involved in verbal altercation, at which time suspect produced handgun and shot victim," according to a police report. It happened in the 600 block of Royal Street Tuesday night around 7:...
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Chris Miller
January 11, 2020 - 5:39 pm

Here's where you can and can't drive downtown this weekend

New Orleans has swelled with fans in town for the College Football Playoff Championship, and public safety officals have set up traffic restrictions to facilitate the large crowd. That means nighttime restrictions on motor vehicles in the French Quarter, and pedestrians only on Bourbon St. from...
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Scoot
January 10, 2020 - 11:49 am

Scoot: Has NOPD changed how they patrol the French Quarter?

The officers of the New Orleans Police Department have become more vigilant in their patrols of the French Quarter. A few months ago, I reluctantly mentioned on my talk show that, as a frequent visitor to the French Quarter, I noticed a pattern of many NOPD officers standing at the barricades at...
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