http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer RSS Feed for WWL - News - Consumer en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 23:41:08 GMT 2013-05-24T23:41:08Z en-us http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-2-Groups-Collecting-Supplies-For-Tornado-Victims-208876451.html Slidell firefighters are doing extra duty for the next two weeks. They have set up donation bins at each of the seven fire stations in St. Tammany Fire District Number One to collect food for the tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma. Fri, 24 May 2013 22:41:12 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-2-Groups-Collecting-Supplies-For-Tornado-Victims-208876451.html 2013-05-24T22:41:12Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-14-Months-After-Leak-Dangerous-Pothole-208715261.html Drivers have long needed to pay extra attention along Polymnia Street just off St. Charles Avenue, in order to avoid this large, deep pothole. Fri, 24 May 2013 23:41:08 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-14-Months-After-Leak-Dangerous-Pothole-208715261.html 2013-05-24T23:41:08Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-Long-Sought-Handicap-Parking-Signs-Cause-New-Frustration-208714411.html Kevin Vidal takes care of his 94-year old mother, who uses a walker. So he has been asking the City for two years to set up a Handicapped Parking Space in front of his door. Fri, 24 May 2013 03:41:50 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-Long-Sought-Handicap-Parking-Signs-Cause-New-Frustration-208714411.html 2013-05-24T03:41:50Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-Man-Props-Up-Falling-House-While-Awaiting-City-Help-208544581.html Charles Williams loves his small garden, and can almost taste the tomatoes that will soon grow on the young plants next to his back fence. Wed, 22 May 2013 23:41:03 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-Man-Props-Up-Falling-House-While-Awaiting-City-Help-208544581.html 2013-05-22T23:41:03Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Couple-Angry-When-City-Tows-Car-208196781.html Mon, 20 May 2013 23:41:19 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Couple-Angry-When-City-Tows-Car-208196781.html 2013-05-20T23:41:19Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-Collapsing-House-Frightens-Neighbor-To-Tears-207570241.html Carita has lived nearly half her life in her 7th Ward home, forty years. But now she is so frightened of the collapsing house next door that she is almost in tears. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:01:19 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-Collapsing-House-Frightens-Neighbor-To-Tears-207570241.html 2013-05-17T00:01:19Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-Neighbors-Still-Mad-About-Venetian-Isles-Cluttered-Lot-10-Months-Later-207428751.html The property in Venetian Isles is covered with piles of construction materials. And neighbors are fed up with living next to it. Wed, 15 May 2013 23:12:56 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-Neighbors-Still-Mad-About-Venetian-Isles-Cluttered-Lot-10-Months-Later-207428751.html 2013-05-15T23:12:56Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-Power-to-streetlights-on-Broadway-fails-206847871.html The streetlights abruptly failed along the 1400 and 1500 blocks of Broadway at the beginning of March. Thu, 09 May 2013 23:41:42 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-Power-to-streetlights-on-Broadway-fails-206847871.html 2013-05-09T23:41:42Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-Broken-School-Zone-Signs-Worry-Parents-206480681.html The flashing lights on the school zone signs on both streets aren't working, and parents worry about speeding traffic. Thu, 09 May 2013 04:21:32 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-Broken-School-Zone-Signs-Worry-Parents-206480681.html 2013-05-09T04:21:32Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-Summer-School-Recess-Scares-Area-Food-Banks-205452231.html The Second Harvest Food Bank’s warehouse has a new refrigerated truck that carries fresh and frozen foods, a welcome addition to the emergency canned goods so many families depend on. Mon, 06 May 2013 22:52:30 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/consumer/Action-Report-Summer-School-Recess-Scares-Area-Food-Banks-205452231.html 2013-05-06T22:52:30Z