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The shooting death of a whooping crane has Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials asking for help from the public.
more>> The shooting death of a whooping crane has Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials asking for help from the public.
more>> FOX 8 obtained a copy of a pre-trial services report on one of the suspected gunmen in the Mother's Day shooting.more>> FOX 8 obtained a copy of a pre-trial services report on one of the suspected gunmen in the Mother's Day shooting.more>> A couple of Thibodaux doctors in the business of making people well have a new venture aimed at simply making people feel good.
more>> A couple of Thibodaux doctors in the business of making people well have a new venture aimed at simply making people feel good.more>> Ray Lewis ended his long football career with a Super Bowl win on the turf and now, 8-year old Scooter Compton gets to play on it.
more>> Ray Lewis ended his long football career with a Super Bowl win on the turf and now, 8-year old Scooter Compton gets to play on it.more>> Investigators with the New Orleans Police Department arrested 19-year-old Monique Pepe Friday for having allowed Shawn Scott to hide out at her residence.
more>> Investigators with the New Orleans Police Department arrested 19-year-old Monique Pepe Friday for having allowed Shawn Scott to hide out at her residence. more>> "Armed with semiautomatic pistols, the suspects committed the offenses in Metairie beginning in the early morning hours of May 16, 2013."more>> "Armed with semiautomatic pistols, the suspects committed the offenses in Metairie beginning in the early morning hours of May 16, 2013."more>> "A vial containing a mixture of undetermined acids had a buildup of gases and exploded... A few other students were evacuated from the third floor until the incident was cleared."
more>> "A vial containing a mixture of undetermined acids had a buildup of gases and exploded... A few other students were evacuated from the third floor until the incident was cleared."more>> New Orleans police say officers from the Sixth District Task Force pulled over a car for a broken tail-light and wound up with a much bigger case.
more>> New Orleans police say officers from the Sixth District Task Force pulled over a car for a broken tail-light and wound up with a much bigger case.more>> Clark Creek features dozens of waterfalls, nestled in the very southwestern corner of Mississippi
more>> Clark Creek features dozens of waterfalls, nestled in the very southwestern corner of Mississippi
more>> Southeast Louisiana has suffered significant flooding from storms and hurricanes in recent years. But property owners say they do not deserve what Washington is dishing out.more>> Southeast Louisiana has suffered significant flooding from storms and hurricanes in recent years. But property owners say they do not deserve what Washington is dishing out.more>>
Gerry Vaillancourt, or Gerry V. as he's affectionately called, currently anchors the FOX 8 Morning Edition from 5-9am and the Fox 8 News at Noon.
Before becoming a part of the Fox 8 team, "V" spent 21 years as an NBA Analyst for the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets and hosted his own talk radio show "The Gerry V Show" on a variety of talk stations in Charlotte and New Orleans. Vaillancourt won Talk Show Host of the year for three consecutive years in Charlotte.
His past broadcasting work also includes "The Post Game Show" on 1110 WBT Charlotte NC after all Carolina Panther games.
Vaillancourt spent time as a basketball coach before getting into broadcasting. An ex-Gardner-Webb University hoopster, "V" coached at Bishop McGuiness High School in Winston Salem NC, James Madison University, Davidson College and Appalachian State University. He also coached in the NBA Summer Pro Am league.
Vaillancourt spends a great deal of time participating in summer basketball clinics, motivational seminars and speaking publicly on the banquet circuit to various businesses and corporations.
He is also a former High School Psychology Instructor and Marketing/Promotional rep for Converse working in the NYC area.
Vaillancourt also writes and submits podcasts for NOLA.com.
A New York City Native, Vaillancourt moved to New Orleans when the NBA Hornets moved from Charlotte NC. His wife Tracy is a New Orleans native and they reside in River Ridge, La.
