NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – WVUE won two national journalism awards from the Society of Professional Journalists\u2019 Sigma Delta Chi Awards \u2014 one for its coverage of the Bourbon Street terror attack and one for a multi-year investigation into former New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.<\/p>\n
The station won Television Breaking News Coverage (All Markets) for its coverage of the Bourbon Street terror attack<\/a>. Judges said the coverage was \u201cpowerful wall-to-wall\u201d and showed \u201cthat speed doesn\u2019t automatically conflict with accuracy and compassion.\u201d<\/p>\n Lee Zurik, Jon Turnipseed and Dannah Sauer won Television Investigative Reporting (Large Market) for \u201cOutside the Office: The Indictment<\/a>,\u201d a multi-year investigation into former New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell\u2019s misuse of public funds that led to a federal grand jury indictment. Judges called it \u201ca case where diligent reporting paid off in a major way.\u201d<\/p>\n See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Click Here<\/a> to report it. Please include the headline.<\/p>\n