Tiffany Baptiste

NOLA Ready tweeted out the announcement Wednesday morning around 7:30 a.m.

The Director of the New Orleans Department of Health, Dr. Jennifer Avegno said a free testing site in the city ran out of tests within the first five minutes it was open on Monday.

The proclamation will go into effect at Noon Thursday.

Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee-Sheng said she has signed an emergency declaration that will require people to wear masks to protect against the spread of COVID-19 starting on Wednesday (July 1).

Dr. Jennifer Avegno expressed concern about large gatherings and the spread of the Coronavirus.

The restaurant says the decision to close was out of an abundance of caution to ensure the health and safety of their employees and customers.

St. Augustine High School has been awarded $1.5 million from Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey making it the school’s largest one time donation.

Mayor Latoya Cantrell says New Orleans must face tougher restrictions surrounding COVID-19 but did praise the continued decline in new cases.

The New Orleans City Council will meet to learn more about the New Orleans Police Department’s use of tear gas on the Crescent City Connection during a protest last week.

The minute long video called “A message on behalf of the NFL” that was posted to Thomas’ Instagram Thursday night features Odell Beckham Jr., Tyrann Mathieu, Ezekiel Elliot, Patrick Mahomes and many others.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has taken to social media to apologize for comments he made regarding protests of the National Anthem.

New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said his officers had a dialogue with the protesters and he said they allowed one of them to use a police microphone to address the crowd and calm the situation.

A New Orleans Police officer was injured while attempting to arrest a carjacking suspect in Gentilly early Friday morning.

Officers responded to a call of a shooting near the intersection of Vespasian Street and L.B. Landry Avenue.

Deputies were called to a home in the Kings Point area of Slidell around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday by a person saying a man was shot by his girlfriend.

The City of New Orleans will shift into Phase 1 of reopening the city’s economy Saturday

Police are searching for 22-year-old Austin Landry as a second suspect in the incident.

Nagin was serving a 10-year prison sentence in Texarkana, Texas after he was convicted on corruption charges in 2014.

As the City of New Orleans works to flatten the curve of COVID-19 cases, the mayor is now recommending that there be no large music festivals or events for the rest of the year.

Dale Howard, 65, was welcomed home by friends and family after spending two weeks in the hospital battling the COVID-19 virus.

It will be the fourth opening of the spillway in just three years as the Corps says the Mississippi River is expected to hit flood stage Friday.

Cecil Spencer, 38, arrested Monday afternoon.

The Louisiana Department of Health has reported that 2,305 people have tested positive for the virus with 83 reported deaths.

Due to the growing concerns for the spread of the COVID-19 virus, officials say the festival will not go on in April and May as previously scheduled.

Thursday and Friday classes will be cancelled this week as the campus makes final preparations and to give students living on campus time to move out.

University officials made the decision after six presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in the New Orleans area were announced.

Captain Clark Brennan also responded to the City’s call to ban tandem floats for the remainder of the Carnival season.

The accident happened around 8 p.m. on Feb. 19 near the intersection of Magazine Street and Valence Street.

Police reported the shooting just before midnight Wednesday.

The Krewe of King Arthur honored FOX 8’s Nancy Parker during Sunday’s parade as they rode the Uptown parade route.