Mykal Vincent
Digital Content Executive Producer
New Orleans, La.
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Mykal Vincent started his digital news career in Baton Rouge and has moved to New Orleans in January of 2020 as the Digital News Supervisor for FOX 8.
Contact Mykal via email at mykal.vincent@fox8live.com.
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A helicopter crashed in Louisiana marshland on Friday, killing two people on board.
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A severely corroded pipeline ruptured and spilled more than 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel just outside New Orleans.
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Rafael Rafidi, who bashed teachers, cussed out former officials and called COVID-19 the “China virus,” has resigned.
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Louisiana's adopted son will return to the place where he gained his immortality.
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A Coast Guard pilot reported a “wall” of low-level fog at the scene.
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The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles has closed several locations due to COVID-19.
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As of Dec. 29, the state has endured 865 fatal crashes.
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The Simmon's family was devastated when a wrong-way driver collided head-on with their family's SUV.
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On one side of town, omicron is shuttering business, but in the French Quarter, New Year's Eve is a full send.
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A spokesperson for Governor John Bel Edwards says they cannot find a single day with more new cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Three African lions at the Audubon Zoo tested positive for COVID-19.
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The Saints are expected to sign another quarterback after COVID-19 wreaked havoc on their locker room.
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Rutledge Deas has been arrested for a second time for offering babysitters money to treat him like a child and change his diapers.
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COVID-19 has hit the New Orleans Saints again this week.
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Michelle Odinet served as a prosecutor and the Assistant District Attorney in Orleans Parish in the 90s.
Four people are dead, including three siblings, after a two-vehicle crash on I-49 in St. Landry Parish, according to Louisiana State Police.
Four people are dead, including three siblings, after a two-vehicle crash on Friday on I-49 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
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Customers who have appointments booked during the closure must reschedule.
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Glenn Foster Jr. was strangled before he was found dead in a police cruiser in Alabama, an independent autopsy confirms.
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Over the last six days, both Tulane and Xavier Universities reported spikes in COVID-19 cases.
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Officials say Joshua Hawley died in a helicopter crash on Dec. 14.
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The helicopter crashed on I-10 Eastbound at the Bonnet Carre Spillway Bridge, according to Louisiana State Police.
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A helicopter crashed onto I-10 at the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Tuesday.
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Kevin James stars as Sean Payton in the upcoming family comedy "Home Team."
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You can either mourn the loss of the legendary culinary institute, or you can take action.
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Attorneys for the family of former New Orleans Saints player Glenn Foster said he was found dead in the back of a police cruiser while being taken to a hospital following an altercation with another inmate.
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Glenn Foster was found dead in a police cruiser upon arrival at Ala. medical facility, attorneys say
"It is appalling and unacceptable that he wound up dead on [law enforcement's] watch."
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Nobody was injured and no shots were fired.
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A Louisiana high school student has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after she attacked a teacher in a TikTok challenge gone wrong.
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A Covington High School student who attacked a teacher in a TikTok challenge gone wrong has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Glenn Foster was arrested in Pickens County, Alabama, on suspicion of simple assault and third-degree robbery. .
Glenn Foster allegedly attacked another inmate while trying to steal his socks before he died in police custody, according to new court documents.
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A 19-year-old reportedly fell from a French Quarter balcony and died from his injuries.
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You'll need to prove your vaccination or negative COVID status to get into bars or restaurants in New Orleans through Mardi Gras.
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The officer is recovering.
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Abby was wearing a seatbelt but was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. She died two days later.
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The Saints play the rival Atlanta Falcons at 12 p.m. on Nov. 7 in the Superdome.
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"So many things that just don’t make sense, not to mention the breach of individual liberty"
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The chart-topping rapper will serve a strict "at-home incarceration," guarded by military veterans.
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Lutz says he suffered a setback during the rehabilitation
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Coach O said he does not plan to coach next year.
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A man was arrested after allegedly tasing a dog that was duct-taped and tied up.
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Michael Thomas is still “multiple weeks” away from a return, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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The CDC said opioids accounted for the highest number of overdose deaths.
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Progress to clean up and hold those responsible for the deaths of three construction workers has been slow, two years after the Hard Rock Hotel collapsed in the French Quarter.
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Senior vice presidents of Raising Cane's are being asked to fry chicken tenders and serve drive-thru customers.
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Over four tragic days, three children, all under the age of three, have died at the hands of their parents, according to law enforcement across Louisiana.
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A man in Florida took matters into his own hands when he found an alligator roaming around his property.