NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Experts from the Louisiana Office of State Parks are set to visit Fort Pike next week to assess damage caused by recent fires, suspected to have been deliberately set. The fort, ...

One person was rescued from the boat. Kirk Jacobs, Chief Fort Pike Volunteer Fire Department, said the person rescued was the only one on the boat. The Coast Guard also responded to the fire. This is ...

NEW ORLEANS — First responders say two people were rescued after a shrimp boat caught fire on Thursday morning near Fort Pike in New Orleans East. Kirk Jacobs, Chief of the Fort Pike Volunteer Fire ...

Fort Pike is no exception. The isolated spot along U.S. 90 at the eastern extremity of Orleans Parish has for years been host to children scampering over its earthen battlements and sitting astride ...

We put the boat in at the Fort Pike boat ramp, an informal but free launch right next to the old structure. I had talked my friend Chris into coming along to ride shotgun and help me keep an eye on ...

NEW ORLEANS — The historic Louisiana landmark, Fort Pike, took major structural damage after a 1-alarm fire erupted Wednesday night. According to the Fort Pike Volunteer Fire Department, the fire ...

Historic Fort Pike will reopen Tuesday after repairs in the wake of Hurricane Isaac. The fort, on the city’s eastern edge, was built after the War of 1812 to protect New Orleans from invasion. The ...

A New Orleans fire department run by volunteers got thousands of dollars in funding. The Fort Pike Fire Department Chief says ...

NEW ORLEANS – Fort Pike State Historic Site is open to the public once again. It is the last property operated by the Louisiana Office of State Parks to be reopened after Hurricane Katrina caused ...