Fred Newton’s epic swim down the Mississippi River earned him a world record, but not the fame and fortune he hoped.

Hidden among the bayous between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, this tiny town offers a laidback retreat right along the winding ...

Many of you saw patriotic displays of red, white and blue line the sky on Friday’s Fourth of July, but here’s something you ...

N EW ORLEANS (WVUE) - From the streets of New Orleans to the beaches of Mississippi, Fourth of July celebrations brought out ...

A derailment and fire involving a Canadian National Railway train occurred today (July 5, 2025) in the town of Glendora, with ...

Are you excited to take the train from Nola through the Mississippi Coast? Here's everything you need to know.

New Orleans celebrates July 4 with music, hot dogs, patriotic colors and of course, fireworks. On Thursday, find celebrations ...

Red, white, and blue lights filled the sky as people watched fireworks shine across the Mississippi River. Hundreds of people ...

Few experiences capture old New Orleans and the Mississippi River quite like a paddlewheel riverboat coming round the muddy bend with its tooting whistle horn, towering smoke stacks and water-churning ...

In New Orleans, city officials have cited concerns it could damage the city’s thousands of lead drinking water pipes, potentially leaching chemicals into water. Agriculture can also be impacted.

A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail last month with three others has been found dead in New Orleans, a sheriff said Tuesday, leaving just one of the four apparently still on the run.. The ...