New Orleans News from WWL Reviews

by S Nelson

Not sure who they gave the key to the WWL app city to redo their what once was a very good app??? Hummmm, what an epic miss! Before the latest update the information in all categories was very well laid out, intuitive, and much more informative especially if you look at the new portion for weather. Thank you for reminding us that for some reason all good things must come to an end. The great thing is now I get to practice app delete for the first time in a long time.

To put it in to perspective think of it like this. You have a great reliable vehicle that you and everybody likes but you just have to get something “better” and on purpose you go as fast as you can and smash it into the largest object you see. You then get out, somehow, and say everybody is going to like this so much better.

by Elliot Fleming

Aside from the bugs, which appear frequently but are forgivable, my main qualm is with the decision to run ads (sometimes longer than the videos they precede) on videos of other people’s suffering. There is no reason anyone needs to endure an ad on a video about a murdered teacher. It’s tasteless and any stakeholders reading this should know better. Downloaded NewOrleansNewsfromWWL for the hurricane coverage but can’t support any app that so blatantly profits off others’ misery. Do better people.

by Mr. CrazyBird

NewOrleansNewsfromWWL and news reporting have been good and I am enjoying it. But the sheer number of ads to watch to do anything in NewOrleansNewsfromWWL are almost unbearable. And not just watch a few seconds and skip the ads, no it’s a whole 30secs for everything you do. It’s extremely bad. Please consider altering the amount of ads. Otherwise, it is a good news app.

by It's 5o'clocksomewhere

This is an upgrade???
This is horrible! You miss part of interview so I go to NewOrleansNewsfromWWL & lookup Krewe of Kings and what does it give me?? Way back to 2019 for crying out loud, who gives a fig about 2019! Was trying to find out where to park & when to leave, absolutely no help here. And up to date weather & what’s happened over night apparently app is resting because everything is -(2)-(3) days ago. Think WWL needs to check their app not good at all anymore, so very disappointed 😞

by Missynnola

Like new app. Wish it had a traffic button at the bottom like weather. I use the traffic feature everyday since I commute from LaPlace to downtown. I’m sure I’m not alone & ppm would appreciate being able to see traffic map quickly rather than scroll through the home page to get there. For me, the time it takes to find the map could mean the diff between whether I take another route or I’m an hour late.

by Beetle Head

Chris Franklin is the BEST WEATHER MAN OF ALL TIME ..... I am so glad that I finally got to see an hear a weather man who states the facts an gives up to date weather changes WITHOUT ALL OF THE HYPE EMOTIONALLY SPEAKING ...The public is nervous enough without having the weather announcer getting all emotionally in talking about the weather conditions ....Chris Franklin is the Best of ALL Time an I’m in my 70’s
Chris states the Facts
THANK YOU CHRIS FRANKLIN FOR YOUR
REPORTS KEEP UP THE GREAT INFORMATIVE WORK !!!!

by Brocklee69

I understand the newness of something new but NewOrleansNewsfromWWL and this new update is just horrible. No organization,everything is all over the place just a mess. The radar set up is so hard to fine and very limited. The hurricane section is just not very well set up. NewOrleansNewsfromWWL is not user-friendly at all can’t find anything. There is so much going on that the phone lags on everything. This used to be my favorite weather app my go to every day every couple hours but now I’m gonna have to find something else because I just can’t deal with this cluster of a mess. The old app was perfect. But no everybody always has to mess with something that’s working perfectly. Like they always say if it’s not broken don’t mess with it. Ugh 🤬

by Diva200

Best brief, direct fact based headlines. Best delivery of story. Best investigative reports. Best health news. Best sports of all kinds local and national. Great camaraderie among staff that shows. Great to give credit to other stations when due. Great partnerships with other stations, news sources, etc. Smart to bring back in Thaun Truong. Miss Mike Hoss. Wish him well.

by DebHymel

Thibodaux is our hometown but we now live in North Carolina. You have provided us with numerous updates during our constant panic about our loved ones , especially since we had no outlet for communication. Job well done

by Wwlfan

I’ve bn watch ing WWL since I was old enough too see tv my parents believed in the station not only because Phil Johnson was our neighbor but because they believed in the people that was bringing the news too u back then it was don westbrook Al duck worth , and when my wife came down with leukemia bill capo was there to get her story out to try to find a bone marrow donor well my wife didn’t make it but the people that showed up to give blood and be tested without WWL we would have never been able to help others with the blood drive and testing so thanks WWL for being a Part of my family 😀

by M 643

This is and has been since I first moved in the New Orleans area 45 years ago my as they say my “Go to Station ! “ And now I enjoy looking at all the friendly news casters on my laptop. Always keeping up with the latest news happening!

by Michelle Sledziewski

I’m from New Orleans but currently live Sarasota Florida away from my family. NewOrleansNewsfromWWL gives me great information to stay up to date on what’s going on with Covid-19. It helps ease my worry for them from miles away. It also makes me feel like I’m still at home. 😀

by Bdv

I love NewOrleansNewsfromWWL ! I am a New Orleans native who lives out of town now. I enjoy hearing the local news from back home, especially during Hurricanes! I can really see what is happening to all My friends and family back in NO!

by Mel2414

I’m a Terrytown owner, now in New York. My brother is living in my home and stayed for Ida. With you being on air with your app. I was able to get information to my brother after cellular service was restore. Would not have been able to help if not for all your dedication to New Orleans for so many years.

by Sid Garaudy

I find that the weather information is far superior to WVUE weather, which I used to follow. Chris Franklin gives a more descriptive weather picture for day to day information. Rain predictions are in variable percentages, not in the rounded off predictions of say “20% to 80%”. 11% or 33% are more believable to me. Please feel free to use my review in anyway you choose.

by Joejoegram

News is thorough, on point, and professionally packaged. It’s so obvious that all the news casters personalities mix well. It comes through in both morning and evening shows. Love the investigative reporting, sad that it’s so much needed. But happy we have a great team with WWL-TV. Kiddos to the reporters and camera men and women in the field, they’re fantastic!!

by Andrea Lee-Nicholson Aka Drea

I am 55 years old and I grew up on watching WWL TV. That station is my family’s first go to. I love their family oriented spirit. They make things lighter in these hard times and like some family the have love, argue, help, eat together, feel the pain,, but keep things real. So sugar coat. That’s the news I want and need to hear.

by DPN2MUZIC

Change, Change, Change
Like all things new, it takes time to adjust to change. I love the three new categories (home, weather, & watch). It is now easier to navigate & it simplifies the search. I am excited about all the Saints news coverage. The pictures are vivid & beautiful. Someone really did their homework on this one.
Bless You WWL-TV and my favorite news show & news personalities...

Pem Woods

by Bowcraft

We live in Oregon but the whole family lives in New Orleans so I like to know what is going on right away - ty for the great app WWL is really on top of things better then CNN or any news outlet- I get WWL telling me first on my phone! Love to you and all you in New Orleans- I am in a National Forest and 3 miles from my home is a large fire right now. I am on level 1 evacuation- who knows this may push me to my hometown of New Orleans with family.

by Riverrich1942

Have made many improvements since the beginning. Still have need to improve. The Good Morning and Good Evening seems lame for these times. Just state from the beginning when the information was last updated. PLEASE take a thorough look at the WAFB NEWS SITE. It would be a good learning tool to improve WWL’s. WWL is always our go to station with wonderful, friendly professionals giving us the information we need when we need it. We thank each and everyone who works as a team to put together great news and information out to the public multiple times per day, seven days a week.

by Jbarnes53

The new UI/UX is absolutely terrible with this new version. There is no way to meaningfully navigate your way through different sections of news. Too many graphics and ads in poorly designed interface lends to the confusion. Roll back to previous version. I’ll be uninstalling NewOrleansNewsfromWWL until your developers improve NewOrleansNewsfromWWL with the user in mind first.

by MikeDaldegan

The title is an oxymoron and so is your new look app. It is not better than the previous version. There is no organization, no easy way to navigate, no traffic map, no sections, and worst of all, after reading a story you return to the top of the page instead of where you left off. It’s frustrating to the point that I will use Fox 8 now as my main local news app. See ya!

by Lou-571

Do not like this update. A bunch of issues keep it NOT user friendly. More difficult to maneuver through topics. Less choices on radar. No interactive Hurricane map. After reading story & tapping back arrow, starts at top of all articles again. Makes you constantly have to scroll down to where you were. Not my favorite news app anymore.
Bring back the easier & more user friendly version.

by Ctando

I understand there’s a process to getting used to something new. But the old app’s tiles (while is was frustrating that they moved of their own accord) made it easy to find things. This is all scroll, scroll, scroll. The letters are all small, too, with no way to adjust them. I could at least use a drop-down menu to to straight to the area I’m interested in.

by Flygirl925

I rely on this news app to be user friendly and flow easily to gather the information I seek. NewOrleansNewsfromWWL does none of that in comparison to the older more intuitive WWL news app we are used to using. The sections you mark as favorites don’t always stayed marked so you have to dig to find what you want to see. I also really liked the design of the old Traffic & Hurricane sections. This new app has ruined the functionality we depended on.

by Nickie5241

New update is horrible! The new traffic map is impossible to read! Doesn’t tell how bad traffic is! Also, the radar is hard to see. Don’t like how it is hard to zoom in. Hopefully they fix it soon or will delete.

Added an extra star couple days later after writing original review because they fixed traffic map.

by Auntie Debs

I downloaded the recent updated app. Unfortunately I don’t like it. It’s very “wonky” and doesn’t work correctly. It’s not as user friendly as the one it replaced. I think they need to go back to the drawing board on this one or just bring back the other app that worked so much better. Sometimes it’s better to leave well enough alone.

by PartyLady09

I like the layout of the old app better. It was more organized and less busy. It was also MUCH easier to find specific information on the old app.

The articles are not updated often enough, especially on the weekends.

When this was first released, the hurricane section was a major downgrade. It has improved a little. On the old app, you could see the latest update, the predicted path, and the models. I can’t find some of these pieces on the new app.

Likewise, the new traffic map was absolutely AWFUL. Fortunately, they brought back back the old map.

It’s not the worst local news app out there. (The Advocate takes that award.) But there’s nothing special about it, and it’s not as good as the old app.

by Louisiana68

I’m really enjoying NewOrleansNewsfromWWL update. It’s wonderful to be able to have your favorites all in one place with a push of the star. I suffer from allergies & I’m really enjoying being able to check the pollen & mold daily. Keep up the great work!

by Metairie La,

I like everything about the new app it took me a little while to catch on I still don’t know anything about it yet

by Remind No More

WWL has an updated app that is quick & to the point with headlines from the GNO area & beyond. As always, their coverage of the news is comprehensive and timely. I enjoy getting notifications throughout the day on breaking news. Keep up the great work WWL!