Andrés Fuentes
Multimedia Journalist
New Orleans, La.
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.
Detectives said the driver was a 15-year-old boy, but the agency withheld the suspect’s identity because he is a juvenile.
Some male middle school students reportedly shared AI-created nude photos of multiple female students on a school bus and at school.
Norman Morales won a QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship for Yale University.
Armtrak adds hundreds of additional seat for people interested in visiting New Orleans during a Saints home game weekend.
Visitors spent time this Labor Day enjoying the closest beaches to the New Orleans metro area.
Cruise lines expand in New Orleans, boosting tourism and local economy.
Lobbying efforts preserved and expanded ongoing space programs
An increase in ICE agents worries many of the 20,000 Hispanics living in Kenner.
Thousands pour into the city for the big game
A 2-year-old boy who was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer has received a life-saving bone marrow donation.
After a horrific terrorist attack claimed the lives of 14 people and injured dozens more, New Orleans is beginning to recover from the tragedy.
Deloris Gabriel is the 87-year-old who died in a home explosion near the construction site where crews ruptured a gas line.
A wheelchair-bound grandmother is rescued from Francine flooding on a floating mattress.
Cam Jordan, Demario Davis, Tyrann Mathieu, and Jen Hale to lead community initiatives ahead of New Orleans' 11th Super Bowl.
A delivery driver is accused of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol after being involved in a crash.
An expensive facelift is mostly complete on the north sides of the stadium, while the south side work continues into 2024
A Puerto Rican man says he was wrongly denied a rental car at an airport even though he had proper identification.
The family's fundraiser has raised over $11,000 as of Monday, surpassing its original goal of $7,500.
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.
Police say a man was shot and killed while working for Lyft and picking up a passenger.
Chalmette’s Breaux Mart welcomed New Orleans Saints fans Monday morning who were still in shock after Sunday’s last-minute win over the Atlanta Falcons.
