Man found shot to death on Congress Street
New Orleans, La. - Police are investigating a Friday night shooting that left a 19-year-old man dead in the parking area of an apartment complex. The shooting happened at about 9:30 p.m. in the 4400...
View ArticleTulane University reports off-campus armed robbery of medical student
Tulane University police are looking for three men who held a medical school student at gunpoint and drove away with his car Friday night. The armed robbery occurred in the 8000 block of Spruce Street...
View ArticleHouma man arrested in hit-and-run of motorcyclist
FOX 8 received the following news release Saturday from the Houma Police Department: On Friday August 30th, 2013 at approx. 11:45pm Officers with the Houma Police Dept. were dispatched to the 100...
View ArticleThibodaux school names gym after longtime coach
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — The name of Preston LeJeune, longtime E.D. White Catholic High School football coach, will live on at the campus through more than fond memories. The school is naming the gym it...
View ArticleCouple relocating to New Orleans loses pet at airport
New Orleans, La. - It's not the kind of welcome Diana and Gary Materna hoped for. The couple, who is relocating to New Orleans from Ohio with their three cats, got off their flight at Armstrong...
View ArticlePresident Obama to seek congressional authorization for Syria action
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he has decided that the United States should take military action against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack. But he says he will seek...
View ArticleA cozy relationship between regulators and activists: James Varney
When the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality fined ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge operation earlier this month, one would think green activists would have been overjoyed. It looked like the bad...
View ArticleObama seeking lawmakers' approval for Syria strike
Washington (AP) - President Barack Obama says he has decided that the United States should take military action against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack. But he says he will seek...
View ArticleCoast Guard New Orleans crew medevacs man with stab wounds from freight ship
A Coast Guard air crew medevaced a man suffering from stab wounds off a freight ship 230 miles southeast of Southwest Pass on Friday, Coast Guard officials said Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard...
View ArticleNew Orleans police search for man wanted on weapons charges
New Orleans police are looking for a 34-year-old man wanted on weapons charges. Torran Bennett is being sought on charges of being a felon in possession of a gun and possession of a gun with an...
View ArticleLa. lawmakers say Obama is right to ask congressional OK before ordering...
WASHINGTON - Sen. David Vitter, R-La., who joined most members of the Louisiana congressional delegation in calling on President Barack Obama to seek congressional approval for military action in...
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Richardson, Griffin, Roby among 21 cut by Saints
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View ArticlePolitical peril, scrambled loyalties for Congress as Obama hands it war...
By LAURIE KELLMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress, abruptly handed exactly the war powers many had demanded, grappled Saturday with whether to sign off on President Barack...
View ArticleKathy Wilkerson, first female firefighter in New Orleans, dies
Dominic Massa / Eyewitness News Email: dmassa@wwltv.com | Twitter: @DMassaWWL Kathy Wilkerson, the city of New Orleans’ first female firefighter, died Saturday of complications from cancer, the fire...
View ArticleWeek marked by Central City baby shooting was violent across New Orleans
The shooting death of 1-year-old Londyn Samuels was a significanttragedy in a week riddled with violence across New Orleans. From Aug. 23-30, 12 people were shot and four of those victims died...
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Central City violence takes tiny victims
Akindergarten graduate celebrating at another child's birthday party. A toddlerplaying with friends in a grassy courtyard on a Sunday afternoon. A little boysitting in a car with his grandma at a...
View ArticleFew tips about murder of toddler in Central City
New Orleans, La. - In the more than 48 hours since the murder of Londyn Samuels, only three calls have come into Crimestoppers. "We're not seeing anything near what we typically see," says...
View ArticleMurder victim's family trying to help kids in need
New Orleans - A New Orleans murder victim's family is choosing to use his death, to help others. The family of Dinerral Shavers hope music and education will save lives in the city. At the Ashe...
View ArticleTulane University reports another off-campus armed robbery of student
Tulane University police are looking for two men wanted in connection with the off-campus armed robbery of a studentSaturday night. It was the second time this weekend a Tulane student was robbed...
View ArticleDifference aside, Iraq war haunts Obama on Syria
JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The painful legacy of the Iraq war has complicated President Barack Obama's efforts to muster support for military action against Syria. As a senator,...
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