Top New Orleans news: Lower electricity rates approved; city teen's movie in theaters Friday; more

Top New Orleans news: Lower electricity rates approved; city teen's movie in theaters Friday; morePhoto: Jeff Turner/Flickr
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Published on October 24, 2019

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in New Orleans.

Man arrested after leaving 2-year-old in car while he worked his Walmart shift

An officer saw a Walmart employee looking around the lot and later confirmed the man was searching for the child, according to police.

Read the full story on New York Daily News.

More than 100 car break-ins, thefts reported in last week

Police are reminding people to lock their cars, remove valuables and never keep firearms or other weapons inside parked vehicles.

Read the full story on WWL.

New Orleans teen's movie in theaters on Friday

Nineteen-year-old Phillip Youmans' movie, "Burning Cane," will be screened at theaters across the country starting Friday.

Read the full story on WGNOtv.

Cyclist killed on St. Charles Avenue

Robert "Hog" Blair was hit by a car and killed early Monday morning.

Read the full story on WGNOtv.

Lower electricity rates approved

The New Orleans Utility Committee passed a rate change that will reduce electricity bills by about $3 a month.

Read the full story on WDSU News.


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