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.
DeGaulle Manor, an abandoned apartment complex in Algiers, went through the beginning of a demolition process Wednesday (May 22) after years of being a notorious eyesore in the community.
A city attorney calls it a grave threat to the community. Neighbors say they're scared to walk by it and a city councilman wants it torn down immediately. Now, one of the owners of the old DeGaulle Manor says the city, not him is to blame for the languishing property.
The Bellemont apartment complex in Metairie has been sold to a local buyer after our FOX 8 Defenders reports exposed the living conditions of residents. The religious non-profit that owned the complex was stripped of its tax exempt status in March after our stories prompted a change to the state constitution, allowing local leaders to hold the non-profit accountable.
The Bellemont Apartment complex has been sold to a local buyer after a series of investigative reports by FOX 8 Defenders highlighted severe living conditions at the property.
The Sewerage and Water Board admits it’s wrong and apologizes to an elderly couple about a raw sewage problem after the FOX 8 Defenders get involved. The sewage backed up into their yard for months after a street project behind their home. After repeated pleas to the Sewerage and Water Board, they turned to the FOX 8 Defenders to get results.
The Jefferson Parish Council votes unanimously to pull the tax-exempt status of The Bellemont apartments in Metairie. Our FOX 8 Defenders reports on the complex and two others owned by a religious non-profit, prompted a change to the state constitution to allow for the council’s actions.
The pastor of an Uptown church sends an eviction notice to his elderly tenant, saying he needs to make repairs to the property, days after she reached out to FOX 8 about her living conditions. It also comes a day after code enforcement showed up to the building, which is owned by the church, and found 25 violations.
While tackling blight is a top priority for Mayor Cantrell, we found an Orleans law enforcement agency that owns homes that neighbors say have posed a danger for years.
A Connecticut non-profit files a lawsuit against the owner of three problem apartment complexes, alleging breach of contract, as it tried to purchase two of them. Our FOX 8 Defenders reports exposed the living conditions at the apartments and prompted a change to the state constitution. That change, even cited in the lawsuit filed last week against the religious non-profit.
A group of tenants at The Bellemont apartments in Metairie is urging Jefferson Parish leaders to address the challenges they face in the troubled complex.
A newly sworn in Jefferson Parish councilwoman is left in tears, walking through The Bellemont apartments in Metairie, the subject of a number of FOX 8 Defenders reports. Arita Bohannan says she's taking immediate action to hold the religious non-profit owner, accountable, for the state of the complex.
The sister of a woman fatally shot at The Willows apartments has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging inadequate security and unsafe conditions contributed to her sister's death
Voters will have the opportunity to decide on an amendment aimed at ending tax exemptions for non-profits that own unsafe housing in response to recent disclosures of substandard living conditions.
One of the men listed on official state documents as a manager and officer of Spring View Medical Clinic, says he's working day and night to help the clients of the now closed business. We tracked down Robbie Duncan after our first reports on the clinic, to find out if he's got any plan to help the dozens of men who say they're still being billed thousands of dollars and not receiving any treatment.
