Andrés Fuentes
Multimedia Journalist
New Orleans, La.
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Andrés Fuentes is a New Orleans native and a 2020 graduate of Loyola University. He joined the FOX 8 News Team in January 2022 as a Multimedia Journalist.
Andrés is a proud member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and comes to FOX 8 having already won awards for his work as a college journalist.
You can follow him on Twitter @news_fuentes or send him an email at andres.fuentes@gray.tv.
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Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Andrés Fuentes
In January, police arrested a suspect in connection to Boogie B's death. His mother, Sherilyn Price, says the tears have not stopped.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 4:50 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes and Andrew McMunn
The family's fundraiser has raised over $11,000 as of Monday, surpassing its original goal of $7,500.
Proposed Louisiana bill would make criminal and juvenile case info more accessible in three parishes
Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 4:09 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
A proposed measure calls for the creation of pilot programs in Orleans, East Baton Rouge, and Caddo Parishes - some of the most violent parishes in the state.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 3:31 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
The charts predict that if the NOPD does not find a solution to the manpower issue, there could be as few as 830 officers by 2030.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 3:14 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
The family of a New Orleans Lyft driver killed by his passenger is passing on their thanks to the community for raising enough money to send their loved one’s body home to Honduras.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 10:43 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
In a handful of bars across New Orleans, like Another Bar on Freret St., Crescent 9 THC Seltzer is quickly becoming a drink of choice.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 2:09 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes and Jordan Gartner
Police say a man was shot and killed while working for Lyft and picking up a passenger.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 9:56 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
El NOPD dice que Enrique Bardales Valle fue asesinado a tiros poco después de las 2 a.m. del 8 de marzo cerca de un complejo de apartamentos en Morrison Road.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 9:54 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
The NOPD says Enrique Bardales Valle was shot and killed just after 2 a.m. on March 8 near an apartment complex on Morrison Road.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 11:05 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Vacant lots still pepper the neighborhood but when we compared it to last year, there were no more torn-up homes, scattered roofs, or piles of debris.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 11:18 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Former city attorney William Aaron says he’s shocked at the leak and the questions surrounding the investigation.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 9:20 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Thursday afternoon (March 9), Evangelisto Ramos made his way out of the Orleans Justice Center almost a day after being found not guilty in his second murder trial.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 10:02 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
People gathered in the hundreds before Pontilly Coffee to trek along Chef Menteur Highway to Louisa St. and back again.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 3:25 PM CST
|By Ken Daley and Andrés Fuentes
Denzal Peters, 26, was booked with aggravated battery and other counts
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 5:12 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Six young people have died to gun violence and another 17 more were hospitalized in New Orleans since the start of the year.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 8:13 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
A quiet Friday afternoon at the DaVita Dialysis Center on Earhart Blvd. after a nearby water main break dropped water pressure in the neighborhood.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 10:52 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
A day after FOX 8′s Critical Call report, which shows a language interpreter from the company Voiance accusing a Spanish-speaking 911 caller of faking his emergency, New Orleans Councilwoman Helena Moreno wants to see the Orleans Parish Communication District take action.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 4:39 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Intérprete de línea de emergencia 911 viola protocolos durante llamada de hispanohablante víctima de disparos en Nueva Orleans
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 10:25 AM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
A 911 interpreter violated protocols during an emergency phone call in New Orleans
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 11:18 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
With some of New Orleans’ most iconic Carnival krewes getting their throws together for their nights of revelry, the city’s law enforcement officials say they have the additional help needed to pull off the parades.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 4:53 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Three juvenile suspects were released from custody late last year and attempts to try a fourth as an adult are in limbo after the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office failed to meet deadlines to formally bring charges.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 11:11 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Over the past week, some New Orleanians might have gotten a pamphlet from the city that recaps the achievements Mayor LaToya Cantrell was responsible for in 2022.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 11:07 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
It’s been nearly two weeks since Jan. 15, when LSU student and Covington native Madison Brooks was hit and killed by a car along Burbank Drive.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 11:26 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
As Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced that Mardi Gras krewes could prepare to roll down traditional routes with the security they need, smaller krewes say they’re struggling.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 10:38 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Compared to this time last year, car thefts in New Orleans are up 107% with 461 stolen vehicles in the first 20 days ot 2023.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 8:16 AM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
About a million Entergy Louisiana customers will foot a $1.5 billion repair bill in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 9:56 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Cerca de un millón de clientes de Entergy Louisiana pagarán una factura de reparación de $1500 millones después del huracán Ida.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 11:23 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Vendors in Westwego say larger crawfish are starting to be harvested
Updated: Dec. 26, 2022 at 5:20 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Two 19-year-olds were fatally shot at the overnight holiday party, police said
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 5:22 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
The vehicles' vulnerabilities were widely seen on social media videos posted earlier this year
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 10:48 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
After tornadoes ripped through communities across Louisiana, the Red Cross has volunteers working in Caddo, St. Charles, Iberia, Union, Jefferson, Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 8:14 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Para ayudar a la creciente comunidad hispana en el área de Nueva Orleans, se abrió una nueva clínica médica en Marrero.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 10:43 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
On Friday, New Orleans will welcome French President Emmanuel Macron to New Orleans, a first for the city in decades.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 11:08 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
More than a week after the attack, the Department of Homeland Security says some individuals and groups motivated by “ideological beliefs or personal grievance” were encouraged by the mass shooting. In a new terrorism advisory bulletin, the agency warned some online forums known for extremist contact are “praising the alleged attacker.”
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 10:33 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Durante un período de seis años, una ley de Louisiana restringió los nombres que podían colocarse en el certificado de nacimiento de un recién nacido. Todo eso cambió cuando una nueva medida se convirtió en ley.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 10:03 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
For a period of six years, a Louisiana law restricted the names that could be placed on a newborn's birth certificate. All that changed when a new measure became law.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 8:55 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
The Louisiana Department of Health reports a child died from the flu this year. Doctors say we could be looking at the worst flu season in several years as they keep a close eye on the flu cases.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 11:06 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
More than a week after a train derailed near Emeline Washington’s house in Paulina and spilled 20,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid, she says she hasn’t been doing well.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 10:53 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Los trabajadores electorales y los votantes fueron evacuados de Kenner Discovery School el martes por la mañana (8 de noviembre) debido a una amenaza de bomba.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 10:52 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Of 3 million Louisiana registered voters, only 1.3 million cast a ballot in the 2022 midterms, according to the Secretary of State’s office
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 8:36 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
La policía de Kenner advierte a las personas que solo hagan negocios con empresas autorizadas y de buena reputación después de más de 50 quejas contra CFX Crypto Currency.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 8:35 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
The news of Kipp Morial Middle School teacher, Courtez Hall, dying at 33 sent an emotional blow throughout the school.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 4:48 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
The family of Kristi Lirette is suing Jason Adams for damages after he admitted to drunkenly crashing his Lamborghini, killing her.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 11:13 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Blayne Terrebonne, 18, was arrested on allegations of drug distribution, officials said
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 4:43 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
While some are peaking at propellers and areas of the boat usually hidden by the murky waters of the mighty Mississippi, shipping companies and cruise lines are having to adjust to the historically lower levels.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 10:49 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Ryan Thiele and his wife expected a memorable Sunday in the Superdome, the first time in two years the New Orleans Saints season ticket holders were going to a game.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 11:50 AM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Comida en Johnny Sánchez en el CBD pretende contar la historia del chef ejecutivo Aarón Sánchez.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 10:47 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
For the second year in a row, New Orleans Mardi Gras krewes will roll on shortened parade routes due to a lack of NOPD manpower.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 6:34 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
A meal at Johnny Sánchez in the CBD is meant to tell the story of executive chef Aarón Sánchez.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 4:44 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
New Orleans police are investigating four similar restaurant burglaries that occurred over a four-day span.
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