Months after shooting, still no word on charges against Marigny homeowner
NEW ORLEANS - Supporters of Marshall Coulter gathered near his home Tuesday night, as the teen underwent another surgery to repair damage done by a bullet. Coulter was shot in the head in July in the...
View ArticleFormer Military and Maritime Academy business manager arrested on theft...
A former New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy business manager was arrested on theft charges deriving from a scheme to swindle more than $30,000 from the school by writing fraudulent checks,...
View Article4 men wanted in 7th Ward killing are seen on surveillance video
Four men, their heads covered by sweatshirt hoods, knocked on the front door of a 7th Ward house one night last month, and when the door was opened, they opened fire, killing the man who answered...
View ArticleConsent decree monitor holds meeting after first report on NOPD reforms
Tania Dall / Eyewitness News Email: tdall@wwltv.com | Twitter: @taniadall NEW ORLEANS -- The man tasked to watch over the NOPD's compliance with a consent decree says the ball is rolling. However,...
View ArticleJPSO deputy suspended indefinitely
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV NEW ORLEANS -- A Jefferson Parish deputy has been suspended indefinitely, according to the sheriff's office. Col. John Fortunato, a spokesman for...
View ArticleGuardians of the Groove: Band director says teaching begins at home
Related:Guardians of the GrooveGuardians of the Groove: Donald Harrison on passing the torchadd to reading listGuardians of the Groove: Benny Jones on keeping tradition aliveadd to reading list Our...
View ArticlePat O'Brien's celebrates its 80th anniversary with style
Thanh Truong / Eyewitness News Email: ttruong@wwltv.com | Twitter: @thanh412 NEW ORLEANS -- Pat O’Brien’s in the French Quarter is marking a special day. The historic and world-famous bar is...
View ArticleLawyer: NY engineer had 'daze' before train wreck
YONKERS, N.Y. -- An engineer whose speeding commuter train ran off the rails along a curve, killing four people, experienced a hypnosis-like "daze" and nodded at the controls just before the wreck,...
View ArticleCyber Monday sets a record; Detroit gets go-ahead for bankruptcy; What might...
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED NYC DERAILMENT The train's engineer says he nodded at the controls...
View ArticleOscar Tolmas, 93, a lawyer who loved horse racing: Obituaries today
Oscar Judah Tolmas, a lawyer and homebuilder who loved horse racing, died Monday (Dec. 2). He was 93. Oscar Judah Tolmas Mr. Tolmas, a lifelong New Orleanian, graduated from Tulane University Law...
View ArticleWednesday weather forecast: Partly cloudy, warm
Today: Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High 77. Winds from the south-southwest at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight: Cloudy. Low 68. Winds from the south at 5 to 10 mph.
View ArticleFlood insurance amendment vote in Congress is essential: Editorial
This is a crucial time for Americans who depend on FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program. Leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee are deciding whether to allow an amendment delaying massive...
View ArticleBarack Obama, in speech, to focus on income disparities
Amid public doubts over his stewardship of the economy, President Barack Obama is putting a renewed focus on the income gap between rich and poor as he pushes for short-term congressional action and...
View ArticleMexico's Senate approves major political reforms
Mexico's Senate has passed the most dramatic political reform attempt in decades that would allow re-election of federal legislators, create new election oversight and make the Attorney General's...
View ArticleFlorida man, accused of posting photos on Facebook of dead wife, due in court...
A Florida man accused of killing his wife and posting pictures of her corpse on Facebook is due in a Miami courtroom for a hearing. The hearing Wednesday comes after a grand jury indicted 31-year-old...
View ArticleYouth Empowerment Project awarded $100,000 from Impact 100
Youth Empowerment Project has been awarded $100,000 from Impact 100, an initiative of the Greater New Orleans Foundation. YEP is a local nonprofit organization that serves more than 1,000 youth ages...
View ArticleChase Bank: Data of some La. benefits recipients has been hacked
BATON ROUGE, La. - Three Louisiana state agencies were notified by JP Morgan Chase Wednesday that a data breach may have exposed the personal information of some Louisiana citizens, Division of...
View ArticleJeff Parish deputy fired amid drug allegations
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. - A Jefferson Parish deputy was fired after the sheriff said he admitted getting prescription painkillers for a relative. According to our partners at NOLA.com | The...
View ArticleLouisiana higher education commissioner plans to quit
Louisiana's higher education commissioner said Wednesday that he won't seek a contract renewal when his current deal as the state's chief policy leader for public colleges ends in March. Jim Purcell,...
View ArticleJury hears taped confession from Navy chief petty officer accused of...
After seeing his wife and son leave their Algiers home early one morning in 2011, David Marx, carrying a crossbow, crawled out from underneath the house where was he hiding and snuck inside, where he...
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