NOPD: Pedestrian hit and killed in crash (2024)

I JUMP, I LEFT THE STORE. IT TOOK ME LIKE FIVE MINUTES FROM UPTOWN TO HERE AGAIN. AN 18 YEAR OLD STUDENT WHO WAS SHOT IS RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER. THE TIME IS 608. IN LOUISIANA IS MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES FOR A CONTROVERSIAL BILL THAT IS NOW ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING LAW. YEAH, TWO ABORTION INDUCING DRUGS COULD SOON BE RECLASSIFIED AS CONTROLLED AND DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN OUR STATE. THURSDAY, THE STATE SENATE PASSED A FIRST OF ITS KIND BILL TO RECLASSIFY MIFEPRISTONE AND MISOPROSTOL AS SCHEDULE FOR DRUGS AND NOW HEADS TO GOVERNOR JEFF LANDRIEU’S DESK, WHO IS EXPECTED TO SIGN THE BILL INTO LAW. STATE SENATOR THOMAS PRESLEY BROUGHT THE BILL ORIGINALLY TO UP THE PENALTIES FOR COERCED ABORTION BY FRAUD. NOW, HE SAYS, HIS SISTER WAS DOSED WITH THE ABORTION DRUG WITHOUT KNOWING BY HER HUSBAND. WHAT COULD I DO TO TAKE A PROACTIVE STEP AS OPPOSED TO A RETROACTIVE STEP OF STOPPING THIS HARMFUL. ACT FROM OCCURRING? I BELIEVE THAT THIS AMENDMENT WILL ULTIMATELY, ULTIMATELY LEAD TO HURTING HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN. IN MORE THAN 200 DOCTORS WROTE A LETTER TO THE LEGISLATURE ASKING THEM NOT TO CREATE A BARRIER TO PHYSICIANS EASE OF PRESCRIBING APPROPRIATE TREATMENT. LOUISIANA CURRENTLY HAS A NEAR TOTAL ABORTION BAN IN PLACE, APPLYING BOTH TO SURGICAL AND MEDICAL ABORTIONS, AS WELL AS MANY OF YOU GET READY FOR THE LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND FULL OF BACKYARD BARBECUES AND OTHER FUN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT MEMORIAL DAY IS ABOUT HONORING OUR FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS. EVERY YEAR, THE FOLKS AT CHALMETTE BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL CEMETERY PLACE AMERICAN FLAGS. AT THE FOOT OF EVERY TOMBSTONE. THERE APPROXIMATELY 16,000 SOLDIERS, INCLUDING SOME OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, ARE BURIED ON THE GROUNDS THEY SERVED IN CONFLICTS DATING BACK TO THE WAR OF 1812. WHAT I REALLY LOVE, TOO, ABOUT THE PLACEMENT TRADITION IS THAT YOU REALLY TAKE THE TIME TO RESPECTFULLY SET A FLAG IN FRONT OF EACH OF THESE HEADSTONES AND MARKERS. VOLUNTEERS HELP PLACE ALL THOSE AMERICAN FLAGS IN THE CEMETERY, AND ON TUESDAY, PARK RANGERS ARE LOOKING FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP RESPECTFULLY REMOVE THE FLAGS UNTIL NEXT YEAR. WE PUT A LINK ON WDSU DOT COM WHERE YOU CAN REGISTER. THE TIME IS 610 AND HAPPENING TODAY. JEFFERSON PARISH OFFICIALS WILL HOST A MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY INSIDE LAKESIDE SHOPPING CENTER UNDER THE VETERANS SKYLIGHT THAT GETS GOING AT TEN THIS MORNING. THE CEREMONY WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE OUTSIDE AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL SQUARE ON VETERANS BOULEVARD. HOWEVER, IT’S BEING MOVED INSIDE DUE TO THE HEAT. ALL RIGHT. YOUR TIME IS 610 AND OUT OF SOME LATE INNING HEROICS THAT PROPELLED THE LSU TIGERS AND A THRILLING MATCHUP AT THE SEC TOURNAMENT. THE TIGERS GOT THE BEST OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAMEco*ckS LAST NIGHT, WINNING IN A CLOSE ONE. THE FINAL SCORE 11 TO 10. LSU FOUND THEMSELVES DOWN LATE, BUT TWO RUNS IN THE EIGHTH AND NINTH INNING HELPED PROPEL JAY JOHNSON SQUAD TO VICTORY. LSU GETS A DAY OF REST BEFORE THEY PLAY IN THE SEC TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS. THEY’LL PLAY THE WINNER OF FRIDAY’S GAME BETWEEN KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CAROLINA ON SATURDAY AT NOON. I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THEIR CHANCES AND STILL TO COME, A NEW ORLEANS MAN IS BEHIND BARS, ACCUSED OF USING AI TO PRETEND TO BE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN. WHY? INVESTIGATORS SAY HE DID IT AND THE STAGGERING FINE HE COULD FACE. PLUS, COMMUNITIES IN UVALDE, TEXAS, REMEMBERING THE LIVES LOST IN THE MASS SHOOTING AT ROBB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS TODAY MARKS THE TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY. HOW FAMILIES ARE JOINING TOGETHER TO REMEMBER THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS KILLED. AND AS YOU’RE WAKING UP, WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING TRAFFIC NEWS. WE HAVE A DEADLY CRASH AT THE INTERSECTION OF GENTILLY BOULEVARD AND SPAIN, INVOLVING A BICYCLIST. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THE WESTBOUND LANES OF GENTILLY BOULEVARD ARE CURRENTLY SHUT DOWN BETWEEN MANDEVILLE AND SAINT ROCH, WE’LL HAVE A FULL CHECK OF HOW YOU’RE BEING IMPACTED COMING UP. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS 614. AS YOU WAKE UP ON YOUR FRIDAY MORNING AS WE HEAD INTO A BUSY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE TSA LINE WHERE YOU CAN SEE PROBABLY NOT TOO LONG OF A WAIT RIGHT NOW AT THIS HOUR. SO THAT’S GOOD NEWS. BUT WE KNOW THAT IT IS GOING TO BE ALMOST RECORD BREAKING TRAVEL EXPECTED THIS YEAR. SO DEFINITELY ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT EARLIER. YOU’D RATHER WAIT AT YOUR GATE A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEN RISK MISSING THAT FLIGHT. ALL RIGHT. TODAY MARKS THE TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEADLY MASS SHOOTING AT ROBB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN UVALDE, TEXAS. YES, SEVERAL EVENTS AND A VIGIL ARE PLANNED THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO REMEMBER THE 19 STUDENTS AND TWO TEACHERS KILLED BACK IN 2022. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WROTE A LETTER TO UVALDE RESIDENTS SAYING IN PART, QUOTE, WHILE THERE ARE NO WORDS THAT WILL EASE THE PAIN, I PRAY YOU WILL FIND COMFORT AND REFLECTING ON THEIR MEMORIES AHEAD OF THE ANNIVERSARY, A SETTLEMENT WAS ANNOUNCED BETWEEN THE VICTIMS FAMILIES AND THE CITY. THEY’LL RECEIVE A TOTAL OF $2 MILLION FROM THE SETTLEMENT. THE FAMILIES ARE ALSO SUING 92 OFFICERS, WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES IS A NEW ORLEANS MAN IS BEHIND BARS THIS MORNING FACING FELONY CHARGES OF VOTER SUPPRESSION. HE IS ACCUSED OF CREATING ROBOCALLS THAT WENT OUT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SOUNDING LIKE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN. PROSECUTORS SAY 54 YEAR OLD STEPHEN KRAMER USED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO MIMIC THE PRESIDENT’S VOICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISSUADE VOTERS FROM VOTING IN THAT PRIMARY. AS A RESULT, KRAMER, WHO IS A POLITICAL CONSULTANT, IS NOW FACING A $6 MILLION FINE. AUTHORITIES SAY HE HAS ADMITTED TO ORCHESTRATING THE ROBOCALLS, BUT HE CLAIMS THEY WERE INTENDED TO WARN PEOPLE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF AI. WE ALL KNOW THIS YEAR HAS SEEN ITS FAIR SHARE OF SEVERE WEATHER FROM RECORD RAINFALL TO A POSSIBLE RECORD TORNADO SEASON, AND NOW THE POTENTIAL FOR A RECORD HURRICANE. SEASON TWO YEAH, 2024 IS REWRITING THE WEATHER HISTORY BOOKS. AND Y’ALL, IT’S ONLY MAY. THIS TORNADO SEASON COULD BE ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVE IN MODERN HISTORY, WITH MORE THAN 800 TWISTERS REPORTED SO FAR THIS YEAR. NOW, NOAA’S NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER SAYS THIS COULD BE THE WORST HURRICANE SEASON EVER. THAT’S LARGELY DUE TO THE WARMEST OCEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURES ON RECORD, AND THE AGENCY’S NEWLY RELEASED PRESEASON FORECAST PREDICTS BETWEEN 17 AND 25 NAMED STORMS, 8 TO 13 COULD BECOME HURRICANES. THAT MEANS THAT SOME PEOPLE STILL REBUILDING FROM SEVERE WEATHER ARE ALSO PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE. JUST MAKING SURE GETTING THEM TIGHTENED UP FOR HURRICANE SEASON, MAKING SURE YOU CAN KEEP THE WATER OUT. THE TIMING IS ESPECIALLY A CONCERN FOR GULF COAST COMMUNITIES WHERE THE GROUND IS WATERLOGGED FROM RECORD RAIN. HURRICANES. THERE COULD BRING DISASTROUS FLOODING. YEAH, NOAA CAME UP WITH THEIR FORECASTS YESTERDAY OR THEY SENT IT OUT. AND OF COURSE, 17 TO 25 NAMED STORMS IS WHAT THEY’RE PREDICTING. THE AVERAGE IS 14 8 TO 13 OF THOSE BECOMING HURRICANES. AT LEAST A CATEGORY ONE. THE AVERAGE IS SEVEN. AND MAJOR HURRICANE A CATEGORY THREE, 4 TO 7. OF THOSE WHEN THE AVERAGE IS THREE. SO WE’RE ALL EXPECTING AN ABOVE AVERAGE SEASON BECAUSE OF THOSE VERY HIGH ATLANTIC WATER TEMPERATURES. AND OF COURSE, THE NUMBER OF MONSOONS THAT WE’RE EXPECTING TO MAKE THEIR WAY OFF OF OR ACROSS AFRICA AND INTO THE ATLANTIC RIGHT NOW, WE’VE IDENTIFIED OUR NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, HAS IDENTIFIED THIS KIND OF TROUGH, THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OUT HERE IN THE SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC, THAT HAS SOME POTENTIAL, UH, LOW POTENTIAL 10% CHANCE OF DEVELOPING INTO A TROPICAL SYSTEM IN THE NEXT 2 TO 5 DAYS. SO WE’VE GOT OUR EYES ON THAT. AND EUROPEAN MODELS NOT PICKING UP ON TOO MUCH POTENTIAL FOR ANYTHING DEVELOPING AS IT MOVES OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC MAY BE A THREAT TO BERMUDA, WHICH IS RIGHT THERE, BUT OTHERWISE WE’RE NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN TERMS OF TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. FOR US, THAT HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS IN PLACE, AND THAT’S GOING TO KEEP OUR TEMPERATURES HIGH AND OUR RAIN CHANCES LOW TODAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SO DON’T EXPECT TO GET MUCH OF A BREAK TO THE TEMPERATURES OR THE HUMIDITY, BECAUSE THESE WINDS ARE OUT OF THE SOUTH STILL. AND THEY’LL BE THAT WAY THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. IN FACT, THEY’RE PROBABLY GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT STRONGER, WHICH IS GOING TO FEED MORE WARMTH AND MOISTURE INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SO THOSE DEW POINT TEMPERATURES WILL BE HIGHER. FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE EVEN HIGHER AS WELL. RAIN CHANCES ARE LOW. GOT A COUPLE OF SHOWERS ALONG THE COASTLINE RIGHT NOW, BUT OTHERWISE THE RADAR PICTURE IS CLEAR. SO IF YOU ARE HEADING OUT TO DO SOME FISHING, YOU’VE GOT SOME PRETTY GOOD NUMBERS OUTSIDE. 1.8 IS THE RANGER TIDE OVER IN GRAND ISLE? UH, 9/10 OF A FOOT OVER AT THE WRIGLEYS AND 2.2 OVER AT THE SOUTHWEST PASS. SO SOME PRETTY GOOD MOVEMENT OF WATER THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE BOARD IN THE UPPER 70S TO THE LOW 80S. THIS MORNING FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES IN SOME AREAS ALREADY IN THE MID 80S. AND THIS AFTERNOON I’M EXPECTING YOUR FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES TO BE IN THE KIND OF MID TO UPPER 90S, MAYBE 100 DEGREES OVER AT THE AIRPORTS THIS AFTERNOON. TOMORROW, THOSE NUMBERS MAY BE EVEN HIGHER THAN WHAT WE’RE EXPECTING TODAY, 102 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT, A POSSIBILITY. TRIPLE DIGITS ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. AS YOUR TEMPERATURES TODAY RISE INTO THE UPPER 80S TO THE LOW 90S, AND YOUR TEMPERATURES TOMORROW, MAYBE A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER, THIS MODEL SAYS 94 DEGREES FOR AN AFTERNOON HIGH. AN ACTUAL AFTERNOON HIGH ON SATURDAY, AND THOSE SUNDAY TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE PRETTY HIGH AS WELL. IN THE LOW 90S. 105 IS A POSSIBILITY AS WE GO. AS WE TALK ABOUT HEAT INDEX VALUES ON MONDAY AND YOUR WDSU FIRST WARNING SEVEN DAY FORECAST SHOWS YOU THE RAIN IS BACK WITH US ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY. ALL RIGHT, DAMON, THANKS SO MUCH. AS YOU’RE WAKING UP AND HEADING OUT THE DOOR, WE CAN CONTINUE TO FOLLOW SOME BREAKING TRAFFIC NEWS IN OPD IS INVESTING INVESTIGATING. EXCUSE ME? A DEADLY CRASH INVOLVING A BICYCLIST AT THE INTERSECTION OF GENTILLY BOULEVARD AND SPAIN JUST AFTER 5:00. THAT CALL CAME IN. AND WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR IS THAT A WOMAN RIDING A BICYCLE WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE AND DIED AT THE SCENE. NOW, BECAUSE OF THAT, WE DO HAVE SOME LOCALIZED CLOSURES IN THE GENTILLY AREA. SO AGAIN, THAT’S GENTILLY BOULEVARD AT SPAIN. THE WESTBOUND LANES OF GENTILLY BOULEVARD IN THIS AREA ARE CURRENTLY SHUT DOWN. THAT’S BETWEEN MANDEVILLE STREET AND SAINT ROCH AVENUE. AS NOPD CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE. AND ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE IN THIS SAME AREA. SO AGAIN, MANDEVILLE STREET AND SAINT ROCH AVENUE, A LEFT LANE IS ALSO CLOSED ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE. THE RIGHT TURN LANE IS STILL OPEN, BUT YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF POLICE ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. SO WE ARE ASKING YOU TO AVOID THE SCENE AS THEY CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE. WE DO HAVE A WDSU CREW ON THE WAY TO THE SCENE TO GIVE YOU A LIVE LOOK, BUT AGAIN, PLEASE AVOID THE AREA IF YOU CAN. A DEADLY CRASH INVOLVING A BICYCLIST GENTILLY BOULEVARD NEAR SPAIN STREET. MORGAN. ALL RIGHT, DEJA THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND COMING UP NEXT FOR US, AN ALERT FROM LOUISIANA STATE POLICE ABOUT A DEFECT WITH THOSE MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION STICKERS. WHAT YEAR IS IMPACTED AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE ONE ON YOUR WINDSHIELD. PLUS THE 49TH ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS GREEK FESTIVAL IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. HOW YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CAN TAKE PART IN THIS YEAR’S FUN. AT 624. THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US. WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING TRAFFIC NEWS THIS MORNING. OUR FIRST ACCIDENT OF THE MORNING HAS BEEN A DEADLY CRASH INVOLVING A BICYCLIST. IT’S IN THE GENTILLY AREA, SPECIFICALLY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SPAIN AND GENTILLY BOULEVARD. MULTIPLE NOPD CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE. THE CALL CAME IN JUST AFTER FIVE THIS MORNING, AND HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. A WOMAN WAS RIDING A BIKE IN THE AREA WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE, AND UNFORTUNATELY, SHE HAS DIED AT THE SCENE. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I DO WANT TO GO AHEAD AND PULL UP OUR MAPS. WE CAN TELL YOU THE TRAFFIC IMPLICATIONS BECAUSE OF THAT. AGAIN, DEADLY CRASH GENTILLY BOULEVARD AT SPAIN STREET. NOW, BECAUSE OF THAT, THE WESTBOUND TRAVEL LANES BETWEEN MANDEVILLE STREET AND SAINT ROCH AVENUE ARE CURRENTLY SHUT DOWN IN THAT SAME AREA ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE. YOUR LEFT LANE IS ALSO CLOSED IN OPD CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE THIS CRASH, SO YOU WANT TO AVOID THE AREA. WE’LL CONTINUE TO WORK TO GET YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION, BUT AVOID THE AREA IF YOU CAN BECAUSE THERE IS A HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE AS THEY CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THIS DEADLY CRASH INVOLVING A BICYCLIST. DARRYL. ALL RIGHT, DANGER STAYING ON TOP OF IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. KURT THOMAS 625 AND LOUISIANA STATE POLICE ARE ALERTING THE PUBLIC OF A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION STICKERS ISSUED FOR 2026. YEAH. SO WE’RE TOLD THOSE STICKERS ARE FADING WHEN YOU GET THE STICKER, THE 26 HAS A YELLOW BACKGROUND, BUT DUE TO SUN EXPOSURE, THE STICKER MIGHT FADE FROM YELLOW TO CLEAR OR WHITE. LSP WANTS TO ASSURE DRIVERS THAT DESPITE THE FADING ISSUE, THOSE STICKERS ARE STILL VALID, SO YOU DON’T NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION. WE’RE TOLD THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF MOTOR VEHICLES IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THEY’RE WORKING TO REPLACE THE STICKERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN HANDED OUT JUST YET. WHEN OUT OF FESTIVAL CENTRAL AND THE NEW ORLEANS GREEK FESTIVAL STARTS UP TODAY. YEAH, THE FLAVORS, MUSIC AND FUN OF GREECE COMES TO OUR BACKYARD. AND THE 49TH ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS GREEK FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE ALONG THE BAYOU SAINT JOHN AND THE HOLY TRINITY. ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL GROUNDS. THIS YEAR. THE THEME IS LEMON ZEST FOR LIFE, SO EXPECT BAKERS AND CHEFS TO INCORPORATE LEMON INTO SOME DISHES AND DRINKS. THE GREEK FEST GOES FROM TODAY UNTIL SUNDAY. TICKETS ARE $10. KIDS UNDER 12 GET IN FOR FREE. THE TIME IS 626 AND STILL TO COME. A WARNING FOR DOG LOVERS WHAT THE LA SPCA WANTS YOU TO KNOW ABOUT TAKING MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS. IF YOU SUSPECT ANIMAL ABUSE. AND DON’T FORGET IF YOU’RE ON THE NORTH SHORE, YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE WITH CHANGING WEATHER FROM WDSU ON YOUR FAVORITE NORTH SHORE MEDIA GROUP RADIO STATION. THIS IS BREAKING NEWS ON WDSU. I WANT TO GET BACK TO THAT BREAKING NEWS THAT COULD IMPACT YOUR COMMUTE THIS MORNING. YEAH, WE HAVE HEARD THAT A BICYCLIST HAS BEEN HIT AND KILLED IN NEW ORLEANS. LET’S GET STRAIGHT TO TRAFFIC ANCHOR DEJA BROWN FOR THE LATEST ASIA MORGAN DARRYL. WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS CRASH SINCE JUST AFTER 5:00 THIS MORNING. NOPD IS STILL IN THE AREA INVESTIGATING AFTER, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, A BICYCLIST WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GENTILLY BOULEVARD AND SPAIN STREET. TAKE A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR CAMERA HERE. OUR WDSU CREW IS ON THE SCENE. A HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE IN THE AREA. YOU CAN SEE HERE DEBRIS STILL SCATTERED ALONG THE ROADWAY AS THEY CONTINUE WORKING THIS CRASH. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THE WESTBOUND SIDE OF GENTILLY BOULEVARD BETWEEN MANDEVILLE STREET AND SAINT ROCH AVENUE ARE CURRENTLY SHUT DOWN ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE. YOU’RE ALSO GOING TO SEE A LEFT LANE CLOSURE AS THEY CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE. SO AGAIN, JUST AFTER 5:00 THIS MORNING, A WOMAN TRAVELING IN THE AREA ON A BICYCLE WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE AND UNFORTUNATELY DIED AT THE SCENE. WE’LL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON AIR AND ONLINE, BUT PLEASE AVOID THE AREA AS POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE. AND AT 630, I’LL SEND IT OVER TO YOU. WELL, DEJA THROUGH ISLAND VIEW CASINO CAMERA. YOU CAN SEE THE CLOUDY SKIES ON THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST AND THE EFFECTS THAT THE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE HAVING ON THE WATER AND ON OUR DEW POINT TEMPERATURES HERE IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. THE RADAR PICTURE RIGHT NOW IS NICE AND CLEAR, AND THERE’S A SLIGHT CHANCE WE’LL SEE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TWO AS WE GO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TODAY, BUT ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THAT HAD HAPPENED AND ALL THE STORMY WEATHER IS MOVING ACROSS PARTS OF ARKANSAS INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI, RIGHT NOW. AND THAT’S WHERE THE THE AREA OF MOST LIKELY SEVERE WEATHER IS FOR TODAY. NOW FOR YOUR SATURDAY IF YOU ARE TRAVELING, HEADED UP TO THE OKLAHOMA KANSAS AREA, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT INTO MISSOURI, THERE’S A GREAT POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THAT AREA ON SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY, THAT AREA MOVES A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO THE EAST, BUT IT COVERS PARTS OF NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. THAT’S THE AREA THAT’S MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE TORNADIC ACTIVITY, AND MAYBE SOME HAIL AND VERY STRONG WINDS. AND THEN ON MONDAY, THE NORTHEAST IS THE MOST LIKELY AREA TO SEE THE SEVERE WEATHER THAT’S POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. OTHERWISE, HERE IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THAT A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS IN PLACE. AND THAT’S KEEPING OUR TEMPERATURES HIGH. AND IT’S KEEPING OUR RAIN CHANCES LOW. ALL THOSE FRONTAL BOUNDARIES ARE STAYING PRETTY MUCH AWAY FROM US THROUGH MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY. AS INTO TUESDAY, OUR RAIN CHANCES ARE GOING UP TO ABOUT A 40% CHANCE AS THAT LOW PRESSURE AREA GETS CLOSER. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW IN THE UPPER 70S TO THE LOW 80S THIS AFTERNOON, UPPER 80S TO THE LOW 90S. ALL RIGHT, DAMON, THANK YOU SIR. TIME IS 632. AND NOW THE WEEKEND TRAVEL PLANS. WHETHER YOU’RE CATCHING A FLIGHT OR MAKING A ROAD TRIP, PLANS FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, IT’S GOING TO BE BUSY. IT’S GOING TO BE REAL BUSY. TRIPLE A EXPECTS WE WILL SEE THE SECOND MOST MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL SINCE THE YEAR 2000. WDSU REPORTER ANUM SIDDIQUI JOINING US LIVE AT ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO HELP YOU GET READY FOR WHATEVER TRAVEL PLANS YOU MAY HAVE. ANUM I COULD HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE COMMOTION BEHIND YOU. HOW’S IT LOOKING OUT THERE? WELL, MORGAN, WE SAW A BIG RUSH UP UNTIL 6 A.M. AND NOW IT’S MUCH CALM HERE. TSA LINE ALMOST EMPTY. SO IF YOU HAVE A FLIGHT COMING UP, THINGS SHOULD BE SMOOTH. NOW, I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT TRIPLE A EXPECTS NEARLY 44 MILLION TRAVELERS THIS WEEKEND. THAT’S EITHER BY ROAD OR AIR. DRIVERS CAN EXPECT THE NATIONAL AVERAGE GAS PRICE AT ROUGHLY $3 AND $0.57. EXPERTS SAY GAS PRICES ARE HIGHER THAN NORMAL, BUT EXPECT HIGH PRICES. NOW THAT IT’S THE UNOFFICIAL START OF THE SUMMER. ALSO, SOME TIPS IF YOU’RE HEADING TO THE AIRPORT, AT LEAST ARRIVE AT LEAST TWO HOURS BEFORE YOUR FLIGHT TO BEAT THE LONG LINES. AND IF YOU HAVE THE REAL ID, YOU MAY USE YOUR LA WALLET APP DURING SCREENINGS. NOW, I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT I’VE BEEN ON MMSI.COM/PARKING AND GET THIS IN THE SHORT TERM, LONG TERM AND SURFACE LOT ARE COMPLETELY BOOKED. NOW LOOK, YOU CAN MAKE A RESERVATION ONLINE BEFORE YOU HEAD HERE SO YOU CAN AVOID ALL THAT COMMOTION. BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE AT MSI, ANUM SIDDIQUI, WDSU NEWS SOME GOOD INFORMATION RIGHT THERE. ADAM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND AS HURRICANE SEASON APPROACHES, THERE ARE SPECIAL INSPECTIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVEES. AS THE WATER REACHES ITS PEAK LEVEL, IT’S COMING IN AT 12.4FT. THAT’S THE HIGHEST IT’S BEEN ALL SEASON, REACHING ITS PEAK NOW WHEN THE RIVER REACHES 11FT AND ABOVE THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS STARTS SPECIAL PATROLS. NOW, TWICE A WEEK SINCE EARLIER THIS MONTH, CREWS HAVE BEEN DOING EXTRA INSPECTIONS TENS OF HUNDREDS OF MILES OF LEVEES, WITH THE HIGHER RIVER LEVELS, THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOW BEING PUT TO WORK. SO THE CORPS WANTS TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT. THE KEY THAT WE’RE WE’RE DOING WITH WITH THE LEVEE INSPECTIONS IS WE’RE LOOKING FOR THE LITTLE THINGS. MAYBE THERE’S A LITTLE CRACK AND THE SLOPE PAVING. MAYBE WE FIND WHERE AN ARMADILLO HAS BURROWED INTO THE LEVEE. WE WANT TO FIX THEM WHILE THEY’RE LITTLE SO THEY DON’T BECOME BIGGER. NOW, THE CORPS WILL KEEP DOING INSPECTIONS TWICE A WEEK. INSPECTIONS UNTIL THE LEVELS GO BACK DOWN UNDER 11FT. THAT’S EXPECTED TO HAPPEN AFTER THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY. NOW, SEPARATELY, THE ARMY CORPS OF IS ALSO MONITORING THE SHORELINE IN FRONT OF A LEVEE IN KENNER NEAR THE WOODLAKE SUBDIVISION. NOW, THIS IS WHERE THEY SAY STORM SURGE FROM HURRICANE ZETA CAUSED SOME EROSION. ALL RIGHT. A LOCAL ANIMAL RESCUER TAKING MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS AFTER SEEING A VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF A MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND OF A DOG BEING LEFT ON A BALCONY FOR WHAT SHE SAYS WAS HOURS, MULTIPLE PEOPLE SAY THEY REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE NOPD AND THE SPCA. HOWEVER, THEY FELT LIKE THE CRIES FELL ON DEAF EARS. SO NICOLE BOWMAN WENT TO THE APARTMENT AND RESCUED THE DOG HERSELF. AFTER NEGOTIATING WITH THE DOG OWNER FOR SOME TIME, BOWMAN TELLS WDSU THE WOMAN ADMITTED TO PUTTING THE DOG IN A TRASH BAG AND THROWING IT IN A DUMPSTER. THERE’S ABOUT 5 OR 6 DUMPSTERS DOWNSTAIRS, AND WE CHECKED THE FIRST THREE JUST LOOKING FOR A DOG, AND ON THE FOURTH ONE WE LOOKED DOWN AND THERE IS A DOG STICKING HALF OUT OF A TRASH BAG WITH ITS LITTLE FACE JUST STICKING UP. THE LOUISIANA SPCA SAYS TAKING MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS CAN BE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE LEFT TO THE PROFESSIONALS. THE DOG OWNER WAS CITED BY THE LOUISIANA SPCA AND WILL HAVE TO APPEAR IN COURT NOW. WE’RE TOLD THE DOG HAD MULTIPLE PUPPIES AND THE WOMAN WAS ABLE TO RESCUE TWO OF THEM AFTER PAYING THE DOG OWNER $200, ALL DOGS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AND ARE CURRENTLY IN GOOD HEALTH. THE TIME IS 636 AND HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND. NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCILMAN FREDDY KING IS HOSTING HIS SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNITY CRAWFISH BOIL. IT WAS RESCHEDULED AFTER LAST WEEKEND’S POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. NOW THE EVENT IS TOMORROW AT THE FEDERAL CITY GREEN SPACE, LOCATED AT 2500 GENERAL MEYER AVENUE THAT IS FROM 11 A.M. TO 3 P.M. IT IS FREE, Y’ALL, SO CONSIDER STOPPING BY. WELL, TONIGHT IS PRIDE PROM HERE IN NEW ORLEANS. IT’S A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EVENT FOR THE LGBTQ PLUS YOUTH AND ALLIES AND THIS YEAR’S PRIDE PROM THEME IS ALL US IN WONDERLAND, A PLAY OFF ALICE IN WONDERLAND. SPECIAL PERFORMANCES WILL INCLUDE LOCAL BOUNCE LEGEND BIG FREEDIA. ATTENDEES WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE FOR PROM ROYALTY DURING A STRUT OFF COMPETITION IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL LGBTQ PLUS ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH WILL HAVE BOOTHS IN THE HOTEL LOBBY WHERE TEENS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT RESOURCES AND OTHER SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO THEM. PRIDE PROM IS TONIGHT FROM 730 TO 11 AT THE HYATT REGENCY NEW ORLEANS. ALL RIGHT. FOR ALL MY GOLDEN AGES OUT THERE, THERE’S AN EVENT HAPPENING JUST FOR YOU TODAY. THE SENIOR FEST KICKS OFF IN JUST A FEW HOURS. THE EVENT PROVIDES OLDER ADULTS WITH HELPFUL INFORMATION AND ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS THEY MAY BE STRUGGLING WITH. THERE WILL BE FREE FOOD, ENTERTAIN MENT AND PRIZES, PLUS A CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH CITY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENTS. IT’S HAPPENING AT THE LAKEFRONT ARENA FROM 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M. TICKETS ARE FIVE BUCKS AT THE DOOR, AND THEY’RE EXPECTING OVER 700 SENIORS TO ATTEND. ALL RIGHT. YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL TO FIND OUT WHO’S PERFORMING AT ESSENCE FEST THIS YEAR. WE’LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE SUPERSTAR WHO JUST ANNOUNCED HE’S TAKING THE STAGE. I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE. PLUS, WATER SERVICE RESTORED, BUT A BOIL WATER ADVISORY IS NOW IN PLACE. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU LIVE IN ONE PART OF SAINT TAMMANY PARISH. THANK YOU. AND WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING TRAFFIC NEWS. WE ARE LEARNING THAT A PEDESTRIAN, NOT A BICYCLIST, WAS HIT AND KILLED IN THE INTERSECTION OF GENTILLY BOULEVARD AND SPAIN STREET. WE’LL HAVE AN UPDATE ON WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW COMING UP. TIME NOW IS 641, AND THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US. AS YOU’RE WAKING UP AND HEADING OUT THE DOOR, WE CONTINUE FOLLOWING THAT BREAKING TRAFFIC NEWS IN OPD CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE A DEADLY CRASH, BUT WE DO WANT TO GIVE YOU AN IMPORTANT UPDATE. AT FIRST GLANCE, WE FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS A BIKE CYCLIST THAT WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE BY NOPD’S. PIO HAS CONFIRMED IT WAS A PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY STRUCK BY A VEHICLE JUST AFTER FIVE THIS MORNING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GENTILLY BOULEVARD AND SPAIN STREET. HERE IS A LIVE LOOK AT THE SCENE. OUR WDSU CREW HAS BEEN OUT THERE AS NOPD CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE, PICKING UP DEBRIS AND TRAFFIC IS CURRENTLY BEING REROUTED IN THE AREA. SO BECAUSE OF THIS DEADLY CRASH, I DO WANT TO TELL YOU HOW YOUR TRAFFIC IS BEING IMPACTED. SO LET’S GO AHEAD AND PULL UP OUR MAP AGAIN. THAT IS GENTILLY BOULEVARD AT SPAIN STREET. BUT THE WESTBOUND SIDE OF GENTILLY BOULEVARD, SPECIFICALLY BETWEEN MANDEVILLE STREET AND SAINT ROCH AVENUE, IS CURRENTLY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC. ALSO ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE, YOUR LEFT LANE IS ALSO SHUT DOWN AS POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE. BUT AGAIN, A PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY A VEHICLE JUST AFTER FIVE THIS MORNING. WE DO KNOW THAT VICTIM IS A FEMALE AND DID DIE AT THE SCENE. SO AS POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE, WE DO ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO AVOID THE AREA. WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON AIR AN