Jury selection begins in ex-NOPD officer's retrial
NEW ORLEANS - Jury selection began Monday for the retrial of former New Orleans police officer David Warren. Warren was convicted in 2010 of shooting and killing Henry Glover behind a strip mall in...
View ArticleJefferson Parish could lose millions in occupational license tax revenue;...
Local governments across Louisiana could lose millions ofdollars in occupational license tax revenue because of a five-year-old court casethat pitted Jefferson Parish tax collectors against owners of...
View ArticleState school board to vote on Common Core pullback
The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is set to vote this week on Superintendent John White's plans to postpone the consequences of the Common Core English and mathematics standards...
View ArticleNew Orleans Traffic Court expenses exceeded revenues, auditors find
New Orleans Traffic Court spent much more than it took in for 2012, partly because fewer tickets were written while payroll expenses increased, according to a Legislative Auditor's report released...
View ArticleRestaurant owners, start-up experts bid on Louisiana Artworks building
Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News Email: pmurphy@wwltv.com | Twitter: @pmurphywwl NEW ORLEANS -- The old Bradford's Furniture Building at the corner of Howard Avenue and Carondelet Street in the Warehouse...
View ArticleMadisonville company's expansion good news for community too
Ashley Rodrigue / Eyewitness News Email: arodrigue@wwltv.com | Twitter: @ashleyrwwl MADISONVILLE, La. - A Northshore-based company is announcing not only is it staying home, but it’s expanding right...
View ArticleBenefit to be held for St. Charles Parish deputy killed in crash
DESTREHAN, La. - A benefit will be held Friday to help the family of a St. Charles Parish Sheriff's deputy who was killed in a car crash in August while responding to a call. The benefit for 12-year...
View ArticleConsent decree monitor issues first report on NOPD
NEW ORLEANS - The team of experts approved by a federal court to begin monitoring the reform of the New Orleans Police Department is out with its first quarterly report in which it criticizes the NOPD...
View ArticleCouncil committee to take up debate over size of OPP
NEW ORLEANS - The debate over the size of Orleans Parish Prison will resume Tuesday in City Council chambers. According to our partners at City Business, the Council's Criminal Justice Committee will...
View ArticleCyber Monday sees rise in Americans turning to mobile devices
NEW YORK (AP) -- Power up and shop. Millions of Americans logged on to e-commerce sites Monday to take advantage of deals ranging from free shipping to hundreds of dollars off electronics and...
View ArticleMary Tastet, former interim District 2 representative, appointed to St....
Mary Tastet, who replaced her husband on the St. Charles Parish Council for a stint earlier this year following his resignation, was tapped once again to fill an interim representative role on Monday....
View ArticleSupreme Court won't stop NY's Internet taxation of Amazon.com, others
WASHINGTON (AP) -- On perhaps the busiest online shopping day of the year, the Supreme Court refused to wade into a dispute over state sales taxes for purchases on websites like Amazon.com, an outcome...
View ArticleSmartphone technology another weapon for Thibodaux Police
THIBODAUX, La. - With so many people using smartphones now, Thibodaux Police decided to make their crimefighting mobile. The department developed an app earlier this year that provides information and...
View ArticleAmazon, Overstock must pay sales tax; twins could mean double trouble; NYC...
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. HOW FAST NYC TRAIN WAS GOING BEFORE DERAILMENT Data recorders reveal the rate of speed was...
View ArticleBar worker stabbed in French Quarter, and more New Orleans crime briefs
New Orleans police reported the following crimes from Friday, Nov. 29 to Monday, Dec. 2. French Quarter bouncer stabbed: A bouncer was stabbed outside a French Quarter bar early Monday morning, police...
View ArticleDriver didn't know 2 died after wreck threw them from I-10 high rise, father...
The driver police say caused a wreck on the Intestate 10 high rise that sent a woman and toddler plunging to their deaths fled the scene in a panic, not realizing he had killed anyone, his father said...
View ArticleNTSB: NYC commuter train going too fast at curve before derailment
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) -- A commuter train that derailed over the weekend, killing four passengers, was hurtling at 82 mph as it entered a 30 mph curve, a federal investigator said Monday. But whether the...
View ArticleJury selection begins in trial of BP engineer charged with obstruction
David Hammer / Eyewitness News Email: dhammer@wwltv.com | Twitter: @davidhammerWWL NEW ORLEANS -- The trial of Kurt Mix, the low-level BP engineer charged with deleting text messages and obstructing...
View ArticleWoman says burglar stole her dog in home break-in
Tania Dall / Eyewitness News Email: tdall@wwltv.com | Twitter: @taniadall NEW ORLEANS -- It's bad enough having your home broken into and belongings stolen. Imagine if the thieves snatched your dog,...
View ArticlePelicans win triple overtime thriller over Bulls, 131-128
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) -- Jrue Holiday made a three-point play with 2.6 seconds remaining in the third overtime Monday night, giving the New Orleans Pelicans a 131-128 victory over the Chicago...
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