Teen moved to adult court
A 16-year-old accused of killing a friend last week in a twist on Russian roulette will face possible second-degree murder charges as an adult, an Orleans Parish Juvenile Court judge ruled Tuesday....
View ArticleShuttle to the stars
Officials from two aerospace companies gathered at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility on Tuesday to show how the plant is helping to reinvigorate interest in U.S. space exploration with a manned...
View ArticleFair Grounds supporters say track facing hard times
This should be a showcase week for the Fair Grounds. Saturday’s 101st running of the Louisiana Derby includes a number of Kentucky Derby contenders. The Fair Grounds Oaks, also set for Saturday,...
View ArticleFormer state legislator Lauricella dies at 83
Francis “Hank” E. Lauricella, a star football player for the Tennessee Volunteers who later served in the Louisiana Legislature from Jefferson Parish from 1972 to 1996, died Tuesday. He was 83....
View ArticleCourt split on latest challenge to La. gun laws
The Louisiana Supreme Court appeared to be divided Tuesday on whether it should strike down a state law that allows prosecutors to charge someone with a high-grade felony for possessing a firearm at...
View ArticleJudge recused from King case
Before he released Juvenile Court Judge Yolanda King on her own recognizance Monday on charges she lied about living in the city when she qualified to run for office, Orleans Parish Criminal District...
View ArticleGraham no fan of NFL’s dunk rule
It sounds like Saints All-Pro tight end Jimmy Graham has no problem spending some of his money next year paying fines. That’s because the NFL’s vice president of officiating, Dean Blandino, told the...
View ArticleHank Lauricella, former legislator and college football star, dies at 83
Hank Lauricella came to Tennessee as part of a 1948 recruiting class that was called the best in Tennessee football history and backed up the accolades
View ArticleLouisiana Senate Committee wants chain restaurants to list calorie...
At-a-Glance: The House Health and Welfare Committee narrowly passed a bill 4-3 that would require chain restaurants to put nutritional information for their menu items on
View ArticleRep. Scalise offers bill incorporating Republican proposals on energy,...
Washington, D.C. - Borrowing heavily on previously passed House Republican bills that died in the Senate, Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, has put together an omnibus proposal
View ArticleThey have different reasons, but both Reps. ...
WASHINGTON -- As the deadline to sign up for the Affordable Care Act nears, both a vocal opponent of the law and a supporter agree that
View ArticleFact or fiction: 'Mosquito-hawks' eat mosquitoes
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - The spring brings a boom in the amount of crane flies, which are known to many people as "mosquito hawks" or "flying daddy longlegs." The flying creatures are beloved by many...
View ArticleMother indicted after allegedly killing child with hand sanitizer
BELLE CHASSE, LA (WVUE) - A grand jury has indicted a Belle Chasse mother accused of killing her child by putting hand sanitizer in his feeding tube. Erika Wigstrom, 20, now faces a first-degree murder...
View ArticleShortage of 911 call takers in Orleans to be addressed
NEW ORLEANS – The Orleans Parish Communication District is trying to bulk up its staff of 911 call takers to help alleviate a problem of slow response times on answering calls. The city council’s...
View ArticleTOPS restrictions stall out, but likely to return to House Education Committee
A handful of bills to raise the academic standards for and control the costs of Louisiana's generous college scholarship program, known as TOPS, didn't come out
View ArticleCommittee kills bill that could strip The Advocate of revenue from bill notices
At-a-Glance: Legislation that died in the House and Governmental Affairs Committee Wednesday (March 26) would have allowed notices of retirement bills, which are currently published in
View ArticleToss that butt? Get a fine. Louisiana bill would penalize cigarette...
At-a-Glance: Louisiana drivers who toss cigarette butts out on the ground or out of their car windows would be fined and made to perform community
View ArticleCouncil grapples with ways to improve NOPD response time
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - New Orleans City Council members are tackling a wide range of issues as they try and improve police response times. At a Council Criminal Justice Committee hearing, members...
View ArticlePanel: Gray should be disbarred
Finding that New Orleans City Councilman James Gray mishandled four of his private law cases, violating a dozen ethical rules in the process, a committee of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board...
View ArticlePayton says Cadet may ease burden of Sproles’ leaving
“XXXXXXXXX” XXX XXXX, xxxxxxxxx ORLANDO, Fla. — Saints coach Sean Payton speaks frankly about how it’s not really possible to substitute what his team lost when it traded running back Darren Sproles...
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