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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

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Women 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,

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Gonzales 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...

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Sheriff'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

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$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

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Make 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

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Man 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

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Navajo 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

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Audit 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...

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Monday 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

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NOPD 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

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Father 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

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Coroner'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

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Families 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

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Tax 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

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Alleged 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...

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Spellman 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

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Residents 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

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Accidental 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

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Homemade 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.

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Darren 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

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Bad 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,"

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Does 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

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Police 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....

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What 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.

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In 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

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Five 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

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Baton 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

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Harahan 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

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VIDEO: 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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