Nancy Parker

Just a few months before his 110th birthday, FOX 8′s Nancy Parker was lucky enough to catch a ride with Philip Sharp.

A Luling restaurant owner cancelled a long awaited trip to the Dominican Republic because of what he calls the unknown. Ronjae Mott’s best friend died a month after returning from the island nation, and the trip may not have been to blame.

Christian Erdwich’s bone marrow changed the life of a 16-year-old Belle Chasse girl five years ago. Since then, the families have been related – literally by blood.

When you visit Al Copeland Jr.'s test kitchen, you know Al Sr. is still his motivation.

It’s been 11 years since an aggressive cancer killed Popeye’s founder Al Copeland. Since then, his oldest son has vowed to do something to save others.

There is magic every week on a baseball diamond in Chalmette. Young people who can’t walk or run the bases and kids who struggle to hold a bat can knock the ball out of the park. It’s a baseball game that’s anything but ordinary.

Tickets for the 2019 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway go on sale March 14.

Tickets cost $100 for a chance at the 4 bedroom 2 and-a-half bath home under construction on 22nd Street .

The secret of carnival royalty is finally out.

Firefighters told a 24-year-old man he was lucky to be alive. One wall separated him from a raging fire in a house in the 3300 block of Dumaine Street.

A handful of stories New Orleans families called the beautiful structure home since it was built by businessman Charles Miletenberger.

The victim of a brutal 1999 attack supports the DA's practice of jailing victims who don't want to testify against violent criminals.

Ten-time Grammy nominee P.J. Morton hopes to bring home at least one statue on Sunday. Morton is nominated for four Grammys this year, three in his solo career and one with the band Maroon 5.

Tom Benson dreamed of his beloved Saints playing in another Super Bowl, and were it not for a botched call, his dream may have come true. This Super Bowl week it seems fitting to remember Tom Benson. Gayle Benson says she thinks about him all the time, especially at the horse farm in Paris, Kentucky

Saints announcer Mark Romig says the dome was so loud last Sunday some of his calls couldn’t be heard. Romig believes the Who Dat Nation and a couple of angels in the Saints corner could send the team to the Super Bowl.

Sidney Torres can’t help but smile at his company’s new commercial. New Orleans Saints Running Back Alvin Kamara stars in it. This is how it happened.

The Who Dat Nation celebrates the Saints battling to the playoffs, but for team owner Gayle Benson, the experience is bittersweet. She’s sad her late husband can’t witness the team’s success this season.

A Laplace woman woman takes the words love thy neighbor literally.

Larry Morrow plans events that are so incredible, big clients like Drake and P. Diddy come back for more. Now, he’s gambling on a new restaurant.

Nancy Parker talks with local author, entrepreneur and restaurateur Larry Morrow.

In a sea of lovely ladies, he's not hard to find. Jesse Hernandez is the only male Saintsation.

A New Orleans Funeral Director is serving as a pallbearer at services honoring Aretha Franklin this week.

A Gentilly husband and wife finally move into their home post Katrina. They spent 15 years living in a small garage until help for rebuilding came.

People remember how the Queen of Soul made them feel, and mourn the loss of a voice that  transcends decades.

The recent violence in New Orleans sends a strong message to visitors and to people around the world.

A local man works to save the young boys society gives up on. Ronald Scott started Brothers at Peace a couple of years ago to turn troubled teens into young men with lives of purpose.

A St. Rose widow will in Orleans Criminal Court tomorrow to face the man police say murdered her husband Ricky.

"I spent eight months in sanctuary," said Jose Torres.

Hundreds of children treated at St. Jude are living active normal lives, free of cancer.

Police officers are forced to make split-second decisions to shoot or not to shoot. An exhibit at the National Sheriff's Association convention can put them in countless scenarios in the line of fire.