NEW ORLEANS — WWL-TV's Eyewitness morning news went "On the Road" to New Orleans East Friday morning.
We celebrated the progress and acknowledged that work still needs to be done in this part of of the city.
Eric Paulsen, Leslie Spoon, Payton Malone, and Chef Kevin Belton were live from Hangout NOLA throughout the morning.
We interviewed Ray Bender the Owner of Hangout NOLA, Councilman Oliver Thomas, Melika Honoré, The owner The Verdict, CEO Mardele Early of Lake Forest Charter School, The Krewe of Nefertiti President, Chef Bunny of Crawbabies LLC., plus more.
Also, a few members of the WWL-TV team with strong ties to New Orleans East sat down and shared some of their fondest memories.
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