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Multimedia Journalist for WVUE-TV
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It’s a “Welcome to New Orleans” moment for these pedicab riders as they pass by the Canal St. geyser.
October 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
ICE and Kenner Police arrested four undocumented immigrants outside Home Depot Thursday morning.

ICE has not released the identities of the individuals, but authorities say some had prior convictions for DUI and traffic violations.
September 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
At 19-years-old Marco Jose Hernandez started gutting homes in his own neighborhood in New Orleans East in the months after Hurricane Katrina.

He was one of thousands of Latino workers who rebuilt the city after the storm — most going through discrimination, wage theft and horrific work conditions.
August 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Dr. Juan Gershanik was so inspired by the Latino workers who helped rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, he commissioned a monument in Crescent Park dedicated to their hard work.

This story is a part of VIVA NOLA’s six-part series Katrina Veinte: Rebuilding with Heart.
August 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Sergio Arturo Cabrera stayed in Kenner for Hurricane Katrina and photographed the destruction, flooding and aftermath of the storm.

This story is a part of VIVA NOLA’s six-part series Katrina Veinte: Rebuilding with Heart which captures the Latino perspective before, during and after the storm.
August 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The founders of COLMEX Construction speak about what it was like being one of the first companies to start the rebuilding process in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

This story is a part of VIVA NOLA’s six-part series Katrina Veinte: Rebuilding with Heart.
August 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Executive Director of KGLA/Telemundo 42 Ernesto Schweikert speaks about being the only radio station able to broadcast in Spanish after Hurricane Katrina.

This story is a part of VIVA NOLA’s six-part series Katrina Veinte: Rebuilding with Heart.
August 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Rev. Sergio Serrano speaks about the tragedy he saw in the weeks after Hurricane Katrina when he was sent to help in recovery efforts after the storm.

This story is a part of VIVA NOLA’s six-part series Katrina Veinte: Rebuilding with Heart.
August 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
NOPD Chief Anne Kirkpatrick comments on a 5-hour delay between initial 911 calls and police response in the disappearance of 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez.

Bryan has been missing for more than a week. He is autistic and hasn’t had his medication in days.
August 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
It’s been a week since Paola Clouatre was released from ICE custody in Monroe, Louisiana.

She was arrested moments after her green card hearing in New Orleans back in May.

Her husband had to drive 3 hours from Baton Rouge to have their infant daughter breastfeed.
August 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
WHAT WE KNOW:

An NOPD officer is conscious after a hit-and-run on Bourbon and Continues just before midnight on Friday.

NOPD arrested one suspect at the car used the in crime at the Canal Place parking lot.

One suspect is still at large.
July 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
In one of the largest ICE raids in Louisiana history, 84 workers at Delta Downs, a horse race track near Lake Charles, were arrested.

Officials say the workers were hired illegally, mostly to tend to the stables.

The race course is also under investigation for illegal hiring.
June 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM