Rob Masson
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Rob Masson is a New Orleans native who has been covering news in the region since he was in high school. The Murrow award winner joined Fox 8 in 1994 and has covered everything from governor’s trials, to hurricanes. He served as News Director at WLSU while in college and is proud to call Louisiana home.
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New Orleans City Council questions nurse assistant's death and raises concerns over police response and judicial actions.
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Hundreds of people working in the local movie production industry feel the writer’s strike’s impact.
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Sources say Trooper Brett Dupre has been reassigned after allegedly letting two drunk drivers off the hook.
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Longtime enterprises lend much to city's character and history
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Officer Trevor Abney passed away over the weekend, over two years since he survived an ambush shooting in the French Quarter.
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The proposal would have the biggest impact on these medical sterilization facilities. Some of the highest emitting plants in Texas and Louisiana would need to reduce their emissions.
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Though experts believe this indictment could solidify Trump’s base in Louisiana, they say at some point, things could swing the other way.
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Medline cut the ribbon on a $72 million distribution facility.
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The pumps were designed to last 35 years and installed only five years ago.
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Real estate experts say the building could be a natural for Air BnBs, especially since the city has been encountering resistance from residential areas that don’t want them in their neighborhoods.
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Crime watchdogs say problems with crime in New Orleans go beyond the mayor's claims of COVID and gun proliferation.
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Comedian Brandon 'Boogie B.' Montrell, 43, was fatally shot Dec. 23 in the parking lot of the Rouses grocery store at 701 Baronne St. in New Orleans' Warehouse District.
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On a frigid day when most people try to stay in, duck hunters in Madisonville loaded up and headed out.
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The victims died from blunt and sharp force trauma before their bodies were burned beyond recognition, St. Tammany Parish's coroner said
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A River Parishes woman who tried to kill herself as a teen has made it her mission to save others.
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One of the North Shore’s largest congregations has become the latest to separate from the United Methodist Church over the question of ordaining gay ministers and permitting same-sex marriages
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The low river forced the Army Corps of Engineers to spend millions of dollars to build an underwater sill to block salt water from creeping upriver and threatening drinking intakes.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging the state of Louisiana to shut down an elementary school in Reserve over toxic exposure it calls environmental discrimination.
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In spite of improvements to employee pay and hiring, there are still concerns about the state's child welfare department.
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River levels are more than 10 feet below normal, causing cruise ships to run aground and preventing cargo ships from dropping off crops.
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In an effort to deal with a decline in the speckled trout population, Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries officials have voted to decrease the number a singler fisherman may catch.
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The old Death Row facility at Angola should be ready to house juveniles by the end of the week, but it could be even longer still before the state's most violent teens make the move.
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Two students have been arrested after a teacher was punched trying to break up a fight at Chalmette High School.
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Council President Helena Moreno says the city charter gives them the power to reduce the mayor’s salary if she does not pay for the upgrades.
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Nearly 30 attorneys filed into court saying not enough has been done to determine Bob Dean’s worth and what he should pay to those who suffered.
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High-profile toddler deaths have rocked southeast Louisiana over the past several months. Now, state lawmakers are putting those leaders in the hot seat.
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Volunteers and state health workers administered nearly 700 monkeypox vaccines in an effort to stem transmission during Southern Decadence.
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A New Orleans city policy states that traveling government employees are required to seek the lowest fares available or reimburse the city for deluxe accommodations.
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Attorneys say they have won tentative approval for a multi-million dollar deal to compensate more than 800 nursing home residents who were sent to a nightmarish warehouse in Independence during Hurricane Ida.
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New Orleans Police Chief Shaun Ferguson says it is too soon to say whether Mardi Gras 2023 will be canceled after remarks made by Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
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State lawmakers were told Monday (Aug. 8) that the promised transfer of violent youth offenders from Bridge City to Angola has yet to take place.
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Peterson admitted to funneling more than $147,000 in campaign funds into cash that funded a gambling habit.
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The New Orleans City Council’s utilities committee has invited Entergy New Orleans officials to appear at its meeting Tuesday.
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Authorities in Louisiana say they might seek the death penalty in a case involving a boy’s mother and her boyfriend after police found the 2-year-old’s body in a trash can.
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A Louisiana nursing home operator who was embroiled in controversy for his handling of evacuations during Hurricane Ida, is under arrest tonight. 68-year-old Bob Dean turned himself into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail, and then made bond of $350,000 and was released.
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After a chaotic 24 hours at the juvenile detention center, a state senator and parish councilmembers are calling for the closure of Bridge City.
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The retired general who helped secure New Orleans after Katrina is calling on Washington to do more.
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“You’ll have club seats on the sidelines. You’ll have new spaces, better food service, amenities, and faster travel in the stadium.”
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The film industry may finally have the stability it was looking for five years after the state of Louisiana restored a 25% tax credit for movies being filmed here.
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Pelican fever is red hot after a huge win against the Spurs at the Smoothie King Arena.
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A massive Amazon distribution center is taking shape in a once-wooded section of east Slidell.
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A hearing in July will determine whether Strain has to forfeit hundreds of thousands of dollars earned in the kickback scheme.
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President Biden has been invited to see the impact of his oil and gas policies firsthand.
Jack Strain was sentenced to serve the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of rape and incest.
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The Louisiana Gaming Control Board announced Wednesday (Jan. 26) that some of the licensed sites and apps will begin accepting mobile wagers this Friday at 8 a.m.
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A severely corroded pipeline ruptured and spilled more than 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel just outside New Orleans.
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National Guard raises troop strength in Omicron surge
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The message for tourists is to come vaxxed, masked, and COVID-free.
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Doctors said the next two to four weeks will be crucial in the fight against the latest super-contagious variant of COVID-19.
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The renovations began in 2020 and are expected to wrap up before the Super Bowl scheduled to be held in the Superdome in February 2025.
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