http://www.wwltv.com/news/local RSS Feed for WWL - News - Local en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 18:01:10 GMT 2013-05-23T18:01:10Z en-us http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Hurricane-forecast-Another-busy-Atlantic-season-208682841.html Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season. Thu, 23 May 2013 17:47:56 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Hurricane-forecast-Another-busy-Atlantic-season-208682841.html 2013-05-23T17:47:56Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Greek-Fest-goers-should-be-aware-of-parking-restrictions-in-area-208682261.html New Orleans officials reminded residents of parking instructions prior to the 2013 Greek Festival on Bayou St. John near the Lakefront. Thu, 23 May 2013 18:01:10 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Greek-Fest-goers-should-be-aware-of-parking-restrictions-in-area-208682261.html 2013-05-23T18:01:10Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Man-arrested-in-connection-with-Harvey-fatal-shooting-said-it-was-accidental-208676531.html A Harvey man is in custody in connection with a fatal shooting that he described as an accident, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Thu, 23 May 2013 17:09:23 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Man-arrested-in-connection-with-Harvey-fatal-shooting-said-it-was-accidental-208676531.html 2013-05-23T17:09:23Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/208632581.html BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Former Denham Springs man has been sentenced in Baton Rouge to eight months in federal prison after admitting that he did not file income tax returns on $2.3 million he earned over a four-year-period. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:39:16 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/208632581.html 2013-05-23T15:39:16Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Man-found-fatally-shot-in-car-on-I-10-208625001.html After a driver was fatally shot, he crashed on Interstate-10 early Thursday morning, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:35:53 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Man-found-fatally-shot-in-car-on-I-10-208625001.html 2013-05-23T15:35:53Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Frank-208595061.html For nearly three decades, you invited Frank Davis and his wife Mary Clare into your home. Every Tuesday morning, they stood in the WWL studio kitchen whipping up great food in a way that made us all feel like we were part of his family. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:14:23 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Frank-208595061.html 2013-05-23T12:14:23Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/-A-week-after-rejecting-a-bill-that-would-have-prohibited-employers-from-paying-unequal-wages-for-the-same-job-based-on-gender-the-Louisiana-Senate-reworked-the-proposal-Wednesday-to-apply-only-to-state-employees-208589931.html A week after rejecting a bill that would have prohibited employers from paying unequal wages for the same job based on gender, the Louisiana Senate reworked the proposal Wednesday to apply only to state employees. Thu, 23 May 2013 01:43:11 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/-A-week-after-rejecting-a-bill-that-would-have-prohibited-employers-from-paying-unequal-wages-for-the-same-job-based-on-gender-the-Louisiana-Senate-reworked-the-proposal-Wednesday-to-apply-only-to-state-employees-208589931.html 2013-05-23T01:43:11Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Blood-Drive--Special-Mass-Held-For-Second-Line-Shooting-Victims-208595111.html On Wednesday night friends and strangers rallied in support of the victims of the Mother's Day second-line shooting. Thu, 23 May 2013 03:41:20 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Blood-Drive--Special-Mass-Held-For-Second-Line-Shooting-Victims-208595111.html 2013-05-23T03:41:20Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Local-chefs-gear-up-to-warm-hearts-and-bellies-in-tornado-ravaged-Oklahoma-208584461.html Nothing warms hearts- and bellies- like Louisiana cooking.That's why three New Orleans chefs are gearing up to help Oklahoma tornado victims the best way they know how. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:32:37 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Local-chefs-gear-up-to-warm-hearts-and-bellies-in-tornado-ravaged-Oklahoma-208584461.html 2013-05-23T13:32:37Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/State-Auditor-To-Look-At-New-Orleans-Crime-Stats--208573311.html New Orleans has been called the murder capital of the country with a murder rate more than 10 times the national average. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:21:11 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/State-Auditor-To-Look-At-New-Orleans-Crime-Stats--208573311.html 2013-05-23T00:21:11Z