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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In response to the area around New Orleans East continuing to experience “super fog”, a combination of fog and smoke from marsh fires in Bayou Savage, police have shut down parts of I-10 in both directions Wednesday (Nov. 8) morning.
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I-10 near Michoud Boulevard and Irish Bayou is closed in both directions Tuesday (Nov. 7) due to multiple early morning accidents as fog and smoke from nearby marsh fires limit visibility on the road.
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Veterans and survivors commemorated history and hope unveiling the last phase of the WWII Museum.
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Hurricane Otis serves as a sobering example of the concerning trend of rapid storm intensification.
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Pearl River man, Will Lee, recalls the harrowing Manchac pile-up where he narrowly survived, amid fog and chaos.
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The saltwater wedge is expected to reach the Algiers intake Oct. 22
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First desalination units arrive on lower Mississippi, to deal with saltwater wedge creeping upriver
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Authorities have maintained that there were no off-site impacts and no threat to the public.
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Dale Ball, 73, was found lying on his back in the bathroom with a pool of blood underneath his head.
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Construction commences on the Mid Barataria Diversion project, the state's largest coastal protection initiative
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The 14-year-old and a 13-year-old were driving the ATV when they reportedly lost control and hit a culvert and several fence posts.
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These renovations mark a significant milestone in the Superdome’s 50-year history.
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Several LSU baseball players competing for the national championship hail from schools in the New Orleans area
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The Louisiana State Senate overwhelmingly approved the extension of the film tax credit program, providing a significant boost to the state’s film industry.
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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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Dozens of rideshare drivers decided to park their vehicles and protest over what they say are unfair pay practices.
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A New Orleans police officer has died from injuries he sustained more than two years ago when he was shot in the head during an ambush, officials said.
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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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John Alario and Trina Edwards are making plans for a small wedding after dating for just over a year.
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Tommie Powell III has been paid over $5,000 a month while he awaits trial on a juvenile sex crime indictment.
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Five people were injured and over 30 homes were heavily damaged or destroyed when an EF-2 tornado touched down in the village of Tangipahoa Wednesday night (Feb. 8).
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“We just lost our greatest blessing and here we are getting ready to welcome another child into the world,” said Lacey Scarborough.
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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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The suspect is being held without bond on several charges, including first-degree murder.
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As word of the shooting began to spread, worry set in for the families of five Louisiana footballers who now play for the Cavaliers.
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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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More than 17 years after Katrina, levee officials look for an even higher level of flood protection.
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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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A dozen residents sign papers to take over new homes in New Isle, as they leave their homeland in Isle de Jean Charles
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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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2000 workers prepare Artemis rockets for the moon, and beyond for the first time.
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About 120 former residents of sinking Isle de Jean Charles are expected to relocate to government-provided homes 40 miles north in a new community dubbed New Isle.
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Two other carjacking suspects eluded capture after the authorized pursuit by New Orleans police
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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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Bridge city residents welcome changes, rehab, and hole fixed
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Jefferson Parish president Cynthia Lee Sheng joined calls for the closure of the troubled Bridge City Center for Youth detention facility.
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New Orleans police investigate juvenile cruelty, after another 2 year old is shot on Bullard.
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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.
The Terrebonne Parish District Attorney says he will likely seek the death penalty against a woman and her boyfriend now accused with the murder of 2-year-old Ezekiel Harry.
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A blind man, with a service dog says he has once again been denied service by an Uber driver.
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Slidell family mourns loss of 17 year old Madison Bradley, after Blind River Boat accident, in which 33 year old driver was arrested for DWI and vehicular homicide
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