A Tangipahoa Parish homeowner says he’s furious about an Entergy project taking place just feet from his backyard. He reached out to the FOX 8 Defenders for help as the utility says it’s simply trying to help customers across the state.
An elderly, disabled woman credits the FOX 8 Defenders with reaching out to city leaders, getting her help. It comes after a tree company left behind a mess in front of her Algiers home.
The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board fills in a six foot deep hole that it left on a Central City street for over a year. The work came just one day after the agency told FOX 8 it wouldn’t immediately fix what neighbors called a public safety risk.
he New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board dug a hole on Amelia Street, stretching approximately 10 feet wide and six feet deep. But more than a year later, the agency says it won’t fill it in until a nearby homeowner takes action on their property.
An elderly New Orleans homeowner is grateful after a Good Samaritan repaired the fence she says a Sewerage and Water Board crew damaged, saving her money for cancer bills.
An 81 year old cancer patient says a Sewerage and Water Board crew fixing a leak damaged her wrought iron fence. She filed a claim but after months of waiting, the utility denied it.
St. Bernard Parish cut ties with CivicSource, but unresolved property sales remain. One homeowner says he is out thousands and still waiting for answers.
An online auction platform used by people on both sides of the lake faces more consumer complaints. We first told you last month about CivicSource and the civil lawsuit filed against it. Now, we’re learning the St. Tammany Parish District Attorney is also looking into the company.
A new owner holds the keys to The Willows apartments in New Orleans East. The long troubled complex was auctioned off Friday, four years after the FOX 8 Defenders first started investigating the property and the complaints from residents about their deplorable living conditions.
The Willows apartment complex, in New Orleans East, went up for public auction Friday. Despite no one bidding on the property, which has been the subject of a number of FOX 8 Defenders investigations, community stakeholders say they’re hopeful someone will take over soon and clean up the place.
A major milestone Thursday for a long abandoned historic site in Algiers. Crews launched the renovation phase of a project meant to breathe new life into the old Touro Shakspeare Home, the subject of a number of FOX 8 Defenders reports.
A new federal report urges homeowners to place stationary generators at least 25 feet from their homes, following a study that revealed dangerous carbon monoxide poisonings in Southeast Louisiana after Hurricane Ida.
The Louisiana Attorney General is investigating Tren Solar after the company abruptly shut down, leaving customers with non-working solar panels and unpaid loans
A local bank has filed for foreclosure against The Willows apartments in New Orleans East. The property has been the subject of numerous FOX 8 Defenders reports detailing what residents called deplorable living conditions. Now, Whitney Bank says the non-profit that owns The Willows hasn’t paid back millions in bond money.
A vacant home owned by the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office caught fire early Tuesday, reigniting concerns from neighbors who had long warned about the dangers of neglected properties.
A local family receives overwhelming support after we reported about their two young boys both living with a rare, terminal genetic disorder. They say they're keeping love alive with their community’s help and a new gift from God.
An elderly New Orleans East neighbor won't sleep in her bedroom for fear a tree next door, may fall on her home. One real estate lawyer says the city must get involved.
Some Lakeview neighbors who fought since Katrina to get a blighted house torn down, thought they'd won the battle with the absentee homeowner. But now, with the house gone, they've got new problems on the property.
