Cold murder case linked to suspect who had dead dogs in freezer
Tania Dall / Eyewitness News Email: tdall@wwltv.com | Twitter: @taniadall NEW ORLEANS -- A young New Orleans mother named Andre Foret Toledo was slain in her bathroom with a butcher's knife. The only...
View ArticleHundreds remember slain 11-year-old at candlelight vigil
Monica Hernandez / Eyewitness News Email: mhernandez@wwltv.com | Twitter: @mhernandezwwl NEW ORLEANS – Hundreds of neighbors, family members, and community leaders gathered to remember Arabian Gayles,...
View ArticleReport says Orleans Parish has twice as many judges as it needs
Dennis Woltering / Eyewitness News Email: dwoltering@wwltv.com | Twitter: @dwoltering NEW ORLEANS -- A government watchdog group has come out with new findings that reveal the local courts could be...
View ArticleSlidell police name suspect in Tuesday shooting
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV SLIDELL, La. -- The Slidell Police Department has released the identity of a man they believe to be responsible for a shooting Tuesday. Michael...
View ArticleSenators decide on ground troops in Syria, Geraldo Rivera stripped from panel...
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. KEY SENATORS REACH DEAL ON USING FORCE AGAINST SYRIA The resolution would bar U.S. ground...
View ArticleAriel Castro, Ohio man who held 3 women captive, commits suicide
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio corrections officials say Ariel Castro who held three women captive in his home for nearly a decade has committed suicide at a state prison facility. Spokeswoman JoEllen Smith...
View ArticleEgypt president: Brotherhood's fate with judiciary
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's interim president on Tuesday defended the military's ouster of his predecessor said his government's top priority was restoring security in the face of terrorism. Adly Mansour's...
View ArticleTexas Guard refuses to process same-sex benefits
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Texas National Guard refused to process requests from same-sex couples for benefits on Tuesday despite a Pentagon directive to do so, while Mississippi won't issue...
View ArticleFaster screening coming to Armstrong International Airport
Washington, DC- Travelers could soon be able to keep their shoes on while going through security at more airports around the country, including Louis Armstrong International Airport. The U.S....
View ArticleFamily of Arabian Gayles urges witnesses to come forward
New Orleans, La. - On the day after an emotional memorial service for 11-year-old Arabian Gayles, the pain is still unbearable for her loved ones. Outside the house on Gen. Ogden where gunmen opened...
View ArticleTD 7 forms in Caribbean, but no threat to Louisiana
Miami, FL - The National Hurricane Center declared Tropical Depression Seven at 4 p.m. Wednesday after satellite imagery and Air Force Hurricane Hunters discovered a closed low. The Hurricane Hunters...
View Article2013 still on the short list for latest first hurricane
New Orleans, La. - The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Seven as of Wednesday. The previous six depressions of the 2013 hurricane season have all reached Tropical...
View ArticleInmate briefly escapes Orleans Parish jail by pretending to be someone else
An inmate escaped from Orleans Parish Prison's booking center on Tuesday by pretending to be another inmate who was scheduled for release. Sheriff's deputies found the fugitive, Cantell Pilot, 38,...
View ArticleFormer owner of Metairie motel of ill repute pleads guilty to tax fraud
Anil Patel, the former owner of the now-demolished La Village Motel in Metairie and its sister property, the Trade Winds Motel, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to tax fraud. Patel, 46, admitted in federal...
View ArticleFighter pilots training in Belle Chasse makes for noisy nights
Katie Moore / Eyewitness News Email: kmoore@wwltv.com | Twitter: @katiecmoore BELLE CHASSE, La. -- From the runway it's an exciting sight, an F-18 Hornet soaring into the sky. This is part of a series...
View ArticleStrangers come together to find kidney transplant matches
Meg Farris / Eyewitness News Email: mfarris@wwltv.com | Twitter: @megfarriswwl NEW ORLEANS -- A medical computer program brought six strangers together from all walks of life. It was all in an effort...
View ArticlePlea deal raises concerns about major downtown development project
David Hammer / Eyewitness News Email: dhammer@wwltv.com | Twitter: @davidhammerWWL Tonight at 10 p.m., David Hammer looks at other questions raised by Praveen Kailas' federal conviction. Why were the...
View ArticleState education funding task force won't seek more money, instead focuses on...
Meeting after an unprecedented political quagmire, a 21-member education funding task force said Wednesday it will not fundamentally reexamine how Louisiana pays for elementary and secondary public...
View ArticleFEMA's high-risk premium guidelines described as disheartening by Cedric...
WASHINGTON - At the request of Louisiana congressional members, the Federal Emergency Management Agency Wednesday issued flood insurance premium guidelines for people living in areas the agency labels...
View ArticleDeputies investigating multiple car burglaries in Spanish Oaks
Marrero, La. - The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Burglary Division is investigating a series of vehicle burglaries that occurred in the Spanish Oaks Subdivision in Marrero. The burglaries occurred...
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