Andrés Fuentes
Multimedia Journalist
New Orleans, La.
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Andrés Fuentes is a New Orleans native and a 2020 graduate of Loyola University. He joined the FOX 8 News Team in January 2022 as a Multimedia Journalist.
Andrés is a proud member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and comes to FOX 8 having already won awards for his work as a college journalist.
You can follow him on Twitter @news_fuentes or send him an email at andres.fuentes@gray.tv.
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With so much personal data swirling around the internet experts sat scammers have started to pray on anyone that they can.
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Funeral service for Ville Platte Deputy Marshal Barry Giglio
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New Orleans City Council honors LSU baseball star Tre' Morgan III, proclaiming "Tre' Day" for his vital role in the team's CWS Title win
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A 12-year-old has been declared brain dead days after a man crashed an ice cream truck into his family’s apartment in Kenner; family members tell Fox 8.
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A Puerto Rican man says he was wrongly denied a rental car at an airport even though he had proper identification.
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Shoppers at Algiers Plaza were stunned to find out that their busy shopping center was where a dramatic carjacking happened Wednesday (April 12) afternoon around 5:30 pm.
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In the aftermath of a crucial Jefferson Parish School Board vote that will allow for the closure and merger of several public schools, Grace King High sophomore Jasmin Sevilla says it is still hard grasping her reality.
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The family's fundraiser has raised over $11,000 as of Monday, surpassing its original goal of $7,500.
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Police say a man was shot and killed while working for Lyft and picking up a passenger.
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The NOPD says Enrique Bardales Valle was shot and killed just after 2 a.m. on March 8 near an apartment complex on Morrison Road.
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A 911 interpreter violated protocols during an emergency phone call in New Orleans
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With some of New Orleans’ most iconic Carnival krewes getting their throws together for their nights of revelry, the city’s law enforcement officials say they have the additional help needed to pull off the parades.
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Over the past week, some New Orleanians might have gotten a pamphlet from the city that recaps the achievements Mayor LaToya Cantrell was responsible for in 2022.
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About a million Entergy Louisiana customers will foot a $1.5 billion repair bill in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.
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On Friday, New Orleans will welcome French President Emmanuel Macron to New Orleans, a first for the city in decades.
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Of 3 million Louisiana registered voters, only 1.3 million cast a ballot in the 2022 midterms, according to the Secretary of State’s office
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While some are peaking at propellers and areas of the boat usually hidden by the murky waters of the mighty Mississippi, shipping companies and cruise lines are having to adjust to the historically lower levels.
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Chalmette’s Breaux Mart welcomed New Orleans Saints fans Monday morning who were still in shock after Sunday’s last-minute win over the Atlanta Falcons.
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Mayor Cantrell says the trips and expenses were made in order to better New Orleans.
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President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is expected to ease the financial strains of millions of Americans, but some say more is needed to solve the bigger issue.
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This “contraflow task force” will have its first meeting Monday (Aug. 22), serving as a reminder that even though we haven’t seen much activity in the Gulf of Mexico, we still need to be prepared.
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Officers found themselves back at the Bridge City Center for Youth less than one day after five inmates escaped. A SWAT team was called to the the 3200 blk. of River Road after an apparent fight broke out at the embattled detention center.
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Louisianans around the southeast have either been dropped from their plans altogether or are seeing monthly bills double.
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The nation's most recent race-fueled mass shooting has people in marginalized communities on high alert.
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The author of the bill said in this digital age, nothing can truly be deleted and mugshots can be detrimental.
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Maria Celeste Burke passed away in the hospital a week after an EF-3 tornado destroyed her home in Arabi.
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The married couple says they were both in their living room on the couch, as they heard the rain and wind beat down on their raised home.
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