Program fosters love for tennis among kids
Mon, Dec 26, 2011
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You have to crawl before you can walk, even on the tennis court. Jim Henderson tells us about a program that's focused on serving up winners in our community.
NFL player, an L.B. Landry grad, holds event in hometown
13 mins ago
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WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV NEW ORLEANS -- An L.B. Landry graduate who went on to play pro football didn't forget his roots. Chicago Bear Lance Louis was joined by Bill Horn, Johnny Knox and other NFL players for Saturday's community event at Lewis's alma mater. Hundreds of people showed up to the high school, leaving Lewis with a smile. The day included a free lunch, games and every adult took home a free bag of groceries.
Legislative act could help boost City Park funding
33 mins ago
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Maya Rodriguez / Eyewitness News Email: mrodriguez@wwltv.com | Twitter: @mrodriguezwwl NEW ORLEANS -- On a clear Memorial Day weekend, it doesn't take much to bring families out to City Park, including the extended Scott family, who were celebrating their annual reunion. "[It's] always in City Park. Always," said Trina Brown. "We're enjoying ourselves out here," said Calvin Brown. "We're barbecuing, we're cooking." City Park's 1,300 acres constitute one of the largest urban parks in the country -- one that
Astrologers descend on New Orleans for holiday weekend
Fri, May 25, 2012
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Tania Dall / Eyewitness News Email: tdall@wwltv.com | Twitter: @taniadall Looking to brush up on astrology? Or maybe you want to find out what the stars have in store for you? This is the weekend to do it in New Orleans where hundreds of astrologists have converged. "Its the soul of America. We've been here before. It's a beautiful city. Two of us are Cancers which means we love food," joked astrologer Madalyn Hillis-Dineen. The Massachusetts woman is joining 1500 people from more than 30 countries for the
Shuttered boys home In Gentilly gets FEMA grant
Fri, May 25, 2012
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Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News Email: pmurphy@wwltv.com | Twitter: @pmurphywwl They call it demolition by neglect. The old Milne Boys Home campus on Franklin Avenue in Gentilly is overgrown, blighted and in a general state of disrepair. Blake Wilson lives across the street from what he calls the neighborhood eyesore. "They really do need to be repaired or demolished or whatever they're going to do with them than just sitting like that," said Wilson. This week FEMA announced the New Orleans would receive $1.5
Health care clinic coming to N.O. East
Fri, May 25, 2012
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Meg Farris / Eyewitness News Email: mfarris@wwltv.com | Twitter: @megfarriswwl It's been a major complaint of people who live in New Orleans East, when will they get a hospital and health care close to home. Well now there are answers as one lawmaker blames former city leaders for the delay. The turning of soil on Read Blvd. represents a new post-Katrina era in New Orleans East. Promised for the fall of 2013, the Daughters of Charity Health Centers will open a new state-of-the-art primary care clinic.
Juvenilles suspected of shooting Slidell man on the job
Fri, May 25, 2012
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Melanie Hebert / Eyewitness News Email: mhebert@wwltv.com | Twitter: @melaniehebert A Northshore man is recovering after being shot on the job at a Slidell welding company. "It's kind of surreal," said Friction Stir Link Operations Manager Westin Allen. "I mean if you have an injury at work you expect it to be work related not something that comes from out of the blue. And a shooting, especially, is kind of unheard of." The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said three juvenilles admitted to firing a .22
Scalise hosts congressmen's tour of oil production in Gulf of Mexico
Fri, May 25, 2012
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NEW ORLEANS, La. - Five congressmen toured an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico Friday to learn more about the processes used in deep water drilling and production. Steve Scalise hosted the tour, which included House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, along with representatives of other oil-producing states. The reps said the tour helped them get insight into the latest drilling technology and to help them push for further energy exploration in the Gulf. A small group of protesters dressed in costumes waited outside

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