NOPD nabs robbery suspects after chase in Central City
Two armed robbery suspects were arrested after a chase in Central City, New Orleans police said. Both also were booked with violating their parole. Police
View ArticleWomen report carjacking in Treme
A woman was sitting in her car in Treme Sunday night when she was carjacked, police said in a preliminary report. Police said two women,
View ArticleGonzales man arrested on 31 counts of child porn
GONZALES, LA (WVUE) - A Gonzales, LA man has been arrested, charged with 31 counts of possessing pornography involving juveniles. Everett Carter, 55, was arrested on Thursday. The arrest comes...
View ArticleSheriff's office needs help identifying suspect in St. Tammany vehicle...
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office investigators have obtained surveillance images of a woman they said is responsible for a series of vehicle burglaries earlier this month
View Article$15 clam meal turns into $3,000 treasure
A Virginia Beach woman is happy as a clam after finding a rare 4.5-carat lavender pearl in a littleneck purchased at the Great Machipongo Clam Shack
View ArticleMake the right choices, St. Bernard sheriff tells DARE graduates
St. Bernard Sheriff James Pohlmann told children graduating the fifth-grade Drug Abuse Resistance Education program they must concentrate on making the right choices to have productive
View ArticleMan robbed after taking ride from strangers in St. Claude, New Orleans police...
A man was leaving a bar in the St. Claude area late Sunday when some strangers offered him a ride. He took the ride, but ended
View ArticleNavajo Nation buys back ceremonial artifacts at Paris auction
Navajo officials spent several hundred thousand euros to buy back seven tribal masks at an auction Monday in Paris -- a sale that went ahead despite
View ArticleAudit finds fired LCDA director used agency money for personal expenses
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An internal audit by a state agency backs up the findings of a Lee Zurik investigation more than one year ago. The Louisiana Community Development Authority's Audit shows its...
View ArticleMonday is deadline to sign up via HealthCare.gov for insurance
President Barack Obama's push to cover America's uninsured faces another big test Monday. This time, it's not only how the website functions, but how well the
View ArticleNOPD has treated women as if their bodies, their trauma don't matter: Jarvis...
Women's bodies matter. So does their peace of mind, their sense of security, their need to feel safe and their need to see the people who
View ArticleFather accused of threatening to kill Alabama school bus driver, AL.com reports
An Alabama father is behind bars after threatening to kill his child's school bus driver, AL.com reported. Ronald Reneau, 46, is being held without bond after
View ArticleCoroner's office identifies 85-year-old woman killed in Metairie crash Friday
The Jefferson Parish coroner's office has identified the woman killed in a crash in Metairie Friday afternoon as Dorothy Quave, 85, of Hendersonville, Tenn. Quave was
View ArticleFamilies of Newtown school shooting victims sue rifle maker, distributor
The families of nine of the 26 people killed and a teacher wounded two years ago at the Sandy Hook Elementary School filed a lawsuit against
View ArticleTax on Mississippi Gulf Coast hotel rooms sought, GulfLive.com reports
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau is seeking a 2 percent occupancy tax on hotel rooms in Jackson County to support tourism efforts
View ArticleAlleged co-conspirator of Darren Sharper taken into custody
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An alleged co-conspirator of Darren Sharper walked into court on his own Monday morning. He was handcuffed and placed into custody. Prosecutors say Erik Nunez had sex with women...
View ArticleSpellman College suspends Bill Cosby endowed professorship
An Atlanta college is suspending its endowed professorship with Bill Cosby amid allegations by more than two dozen women that the comedian and actor sexually assaulted
View ArticleResidents of South Palm Drive in Slidell under boil water advisory
Residents of South Palm Drive in the Palm Lake neighborhood in Slidell are under a boil water advisory, the city announced Monday (Dec. 15). Work crews
View ArticleAccidental hunting camp shooting takes life of Vidalia man in Mississippi
A Vidalia man was killed at a hunting club Saturday in Meadville, Miss., after authorities say a fellow hunter mistook him for a dear, according to
View ArticleHomemade New Year's Eve firework explodes in Gretna shed; 2 men arrested
Two men making homemade fireworks for their New Years' celebration were arrested after one of the devices exploded inside a Gretna shed Friday evening, police said.
View ArticleDarren Sharper's acquaintance Erik Nunez pleads not guilty to rapes, is jailed
Erik Nunez, who with former Saints safety Darren Sharper is accused of raping two women at Sharper's New Orleans apartment, pleaded not guilty to rape and
View ArticleBad songs, bad stories and bad Christmas gifts - not to mention Australia:...
In a wildly improbable development, the hostage-taker in Australia has been identified as an "Iranian cleric." Man Haron Monis, 49, was the suspected terrorist (or "refugee,"
View ArticleDoes Washington omnibudget deal signal new alliances?: James Varney
The new budget bill is a bizarre one. If this is what compromise looks like, one can see why so many oppose it. As a general
View ArticlePolice pulled from city facilities to help patrol streets
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Michael Harrison pulled 22 officers from facilities such as municipal court in order to address the manpower issue on the streets....
View ArticleWhat the Christian group holding Bobby Jindal's prayer rally has said about...
Are legal abortion and same-sex marriage leading to more disasters like Hurricane Katrina? Does the First Amendment only protect Christian religious expression? Next month, Gov.
View ArticleIn Garyville home invasion, alarm system doesn't scare off intruder
Minutes after a Garyville woman set the alarm system at her home, it went off. She turned to find a stranger dressed entirely in black and
View ArticleFive proposals for former World Trade Center picked for next round
Five proposals for renovating the city-owned former World Trade Center tower were picked by a selection committee for further consideration on Monday. Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration
View ArticleBaton Rouge IBM technology center 'topped off' by local officials
Local, state and nonprofit officials "topped-off" IBM's technology center in downtown Baton Rouge Monday (Dec. 15), signing a piece of steel that will be installed near
View ArticleHarahan Police Department didn't properly secure evidence, cash seizures and...
The Harahan Police Department only lightly controlled access to its evidence room, its account holding cash seized from criminal suspects and the traffic tickets written by
View ArticleVIDEO: SUV stolen from driveway in Lakeview
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An SUV was stolen from the driveway of a home in Lakeview. The robbery was caught on a surveillance camera and police hope someone can help identify the people involved. The...
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