Police release person-of-interest photos in Marrero soldier's murder
after dropping off his children. The Crimestoppers reward for tips leading to an arrest and indictment has been increased to $8,000. Anyone with information, or who may be able to identify the...
View ArticleRead transcript of Aaron Broussard's deposition in Katrina flood suit
The questions were asked by attorneys for plaintiffs who are suing Broussard and the parish. They allege that the defendants are liable for flood damage to an estimated 40,000 properties. The...
View ArticleCoroner's Office unclassified deaths leave haunting questions for families
Barquet, 25, died Aug. 7, 2010, while an inmate at Orleans Parish Prison. Today, his father lives with a mountain of unanswered questions about his son's cause of death, ruled "undetermined" by the...
View ArticlePolice release person-of-interest photos in Marrero soldier's murder
after dropping off his children. The Crimestoppers reward for tips leading to an arrest and indictment has been increased to $8,000. Anyone with information, or who may be able to identify the...
View ArticleStaged crashes, repair costs driving up car insurance rates
Lt. Trevor Smith, the supervisor for the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit, estimates staged accidents like these happen every few days in cities across Louisiana. "We call them...
View ArticleMan found shot to death inside truck in Algiers
He had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead on the scene. Investigators are currently in the process of gathering evidence and information to identify a suspect and a motive. Homicide...
View ArticleAlgiers homicide Friday night is the city's fifth killing this year
The unidentified body was loaded into the coroner's van at 9:50 p.m. It's the fifth homicide and fourth murder in the city this year. Police shut down the block with yellow crime tape as they...
View ArticleSports bar shooting in Harvey leaves one dead
Saturday, according to the Sheriff's Office. When deputies arrived Saturday morning, they found a man lying on his back just a few feet from the bar's front entrance. His name was being withheld early...
View ArticleIntersection of Prytania and Arabella streets in New Orleans to be closed for...
Drivers heading downtown on Prytania will be diverted at Nashville Avenue to St. Charles Avenue or Magazine Street. Drivers heading uptown on Prytania will be diverted at Josephine Street to St....
View ArticleLarge St. Roch structure engulfed in flames in 2-alarm fire Friday night
The first of thirteen NOFD units carrying forty-three firefighters arrived three minutes later and reported seeing flames ripping through the roof of a vacant, two-story wood-framed commercial...
View ArticleReport: Darren Sharper arrested on rape charges
According to TMZ.com, Sharper was arrested on two charges of sexual assault, one from 2013 and one from 2014. Sharper's first court hearing is set for Feb. 14.
View ArticleArgument leads to fatal shooting at Harvey bar
The victim left the bar to speak with someone who was parked outside when the suspect came out of the bar to get a gun from his car. The suspect then shot the victim once in the head. The victim's...
View ArticleLouisiana woman wanted on child sex trafficking charges found in Texas
Martin and Alcoby Con LaSalle, 19, also of Lafayette, who turned himself into authorities on Nov. 27, were implicated in a two-month investigation called "Operation Carpe Diem," which resulted in...
View ArticleLouisiana strawberries will be scarce at Valentine's Day but bountiful in spring
"I keep all my old blankets and save 'em for years like this," he said. Strawberries are the state's most valuable fruit crop. The $14.5 million harvest in 2012 made up nearly 45 percent of the year's...
View ArticleFinal piece of Lafayette child-sex-trafficking duo behind bars in Houston
Martin is charged with Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes and Promoting Prostitution. Police originally asked for the public help in locating Martin and her partner, Alcoby Con LaSalle, on...
View ArticleDarren Sharper arrested on charges of rape, NOPD also investigating
According to TMZ.com, Sharper was arrested on two charges of sexual assault, one from 2013 and one from 2014. Sharper's first court hearing is set for Feb. 14.
View ArticleEarly voting in New Orleans starts today
The Algiers Courthouse 225 Morgan St., Room 105 New Orleans, LA 70114 504.658.0382 Voting Machine Warehouse 8870 Chef Menteur Highway New Orleans, LA 70127 504.658.8300 Regional Transportation...
View ArticleWild week at the New Orleans courthouse
The action was coming out of the courtroom of Criminal District Court Judge Frank Marullo, the longtime member of the bench who has made his share of headlines over the years. The week started off...
View ArticleAt MLK event, one of 'Little Rock Nine' discusses desegregation, social activism
Week for Peace, a four-day celebration that is a consortium between Loyola, Tulane University, Xavier University and Dillard University. "It's about that first step, climbing the mountain,"...
View ArticleCrew member disappears from ship, police suspect foul play
A red, blood-like substance was then found by a contract worker and reported to the captain. A count of all personnel aboard the ship was conducted and it was discovered that Yavorskyy was missing....
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