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French Quarter

Woman rob store with Taser
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Dave Cohen, WWL First News early edition
November 28, 2019 - 9:21 am

Female robbers use Taser to hold up French Quarter store

New Orleans police say three women armed with nontraditional weapons held up a store in the 400 block of North Peters in the French Quarter. "One suspect produced a Taser, second suspect produced brass knuckles and made threats toward store manager and security guard," according to police reports...
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Don Ames
November 18, 2019 - 6:02 am

$9.5M Bourbon Street upgrades completed

Revitalization work on New Orleans' iconic Bourbon Street has been completed. A contractor has fully rebuilt the roadway between St. Louis and Dumaine streets with upsized drainage, a better sewer system, new sidewalks and new and smoother pavement. Lighting and security were also upgraded in the...
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WWL Newsroom
November 10, 2019 - 11:31 am

Sobering center open near the French Quarter

New Orleans now has a 25-bed facility where people found seriously drunk in public can sober up under the care of trained staffers. The City Council voted to authorize police to take people to the Sobering Center, which is near the French Quarter. Emergency Medical Services has been doing so since...
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Thomas Perumean
November 05, 2019 - 8:41 am

Noted French Quarter Hotel joins exclusive brand

The Chartes Street landmark Le Richelieu Hotel has a new operator and a new chapter in its storied history. The complex of buildings at the corner of Chartes and Barracks Streets, on the backside of the French Quarter, have been homes, businesses, a hospital, school, macaroni factory, furniture...
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Don Ames
October 31, 2019 - 6:00 am

America's Most Haunted City set for second spooky Halloween weekend

New Orleans hopes to see this second weekend of Halloween bring more folks to town for a spooky holiday getaway. The ongoing events are expected to bring another wave of tourists to the city. Kristian Sonnier, with New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, says hotels were booked solid last...
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Thomas Perumean
October 23, 2019 - 8:15 am

Famous NYC bar coming to NOLA

The world famous Dead Rabbit, a fixture on New York's Water Street in Manhattan, is heading to the South. According to Drinks International , New Orleans is the first of a number of roll outs for the Irish themed taproom and cocktail maker. Dead Rabbit will make its New Orleans home on Conti...
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Thomas Perumean
October 11, 2019 - 8:57 am

Tujague's on the move: Headed to Decatur and St. Louis

For only the third time since Tujague's opened in 1856, the restaurant will move to a new location, but will still be found on familiar old Decatur Street. The move will take place by August. Tujague's announced they will relocate from Decatur and Madison down to Decatur and St. Louis, into the...
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Don Ames
September 12, 2019 - 12:53 pm

Coast Guard trying to contain oily sheen on the Mississippi

The Coast Guard is attempting to continue and clean an oily sheen on the Mississippi River that appeared Wednesday afternoon. Fifteen hundred feet of boom has now been deployed to contain the sheen, just off the moonwalk near the French Quarter. Six oil spill response boats have been deployed to...
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September 05, 2019 - 12:49 pm

Scoot: "Straight pride" parade protesters charged

Last weekend’s “straight pride” parade in Boston was the target of protesters, and there were arrests. A Massachusetts judge has decided now to move forward with charges against several of the protesters who were arrested. The district attorney’s office requested dismissal of disorderly conduct and...
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