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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It’s getting late, and it’s almost time to close up for the evening. Here are some stories you might have missed today.

 

It’s National Gumbo Day!

Top New Orleans Chefs Give Their Tips for Making Your Gumbo Special

Forget red beans and rice, today is National Gumbo Day! Whether you like your gumbo with meat or seafood, I think we can all agree that it ain’t gumbo with the vegetable Holy Trinity.

Scrubbing away: Volunteers clean up graffiti in the French Quarter

Volunteers clean up graffiti in the French Quarter Saturday
Volunteers clean up graffiti in the French Quarter 

Volunteers took to the streets to clean up graffiti in the French Quarter.

 

Fire rips through apartment complex in Kenner displacing 50

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Approximately 50 people were left homeless after a 3-alarm fire tore through a two-building apartment complex Sunday afternoon in north Kenner.

 

Paul Prudhomme laid to rest at Saint Louis Cathedral

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Funeral services were held today for international celebrity chef Paul Prudhomme.

 

Hollywood South News with Jabari: Local film made in New Orleans about crime is getting big attention!

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A local man who was once a juvenile offender but is now an actor, producer, activist, and educator has used his gifts to make the world a better place through motion picture.