Police say investigation into murders of father and son is extensive
NEW ORLEANS - Police said their investigation into the fatal shooting of a man and his son is extensive and certainly not over. On Thursday, officers arrested two men, 23-year-old Kevin Thomas and...
View ArticleNashville bar owner charged with murder in shooting of country singer Wayne...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Nashville bar owner has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of singer-songwriter Wayne Mills. Christopher Ferrell told police he fatally shot Mills in...
View ArticleProsecution rests in trial of ex-officer accused of shooting Henry Glover
Mike Perlstein / Eyewitness News Email: mperlstein@wwltv.com | Twitter: @mikeperlstein NEW ORLEANS -- The re-trial of former New Orleans police officer David Warren in the fatal shooting of Henry...
View ArticlePolice say gang violence to blame for double murder near CCC
Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News Email: pmurphy@wwltv.com | Twitter: @pmurphywwl NEW ORLEANS -- Two men are now in Orleans Parish Prison charged in a high-profile double murder last month in Algiers....
View ArticleNomination to Jefferson Parish ethics post continues to linger
The Jefferson Parish Council continues to ignore ParishPresident John Young's nomination to fill the position of compliance and ethics officer, which has been vacant for four months. For the third...
View ArticleOver $2 million worth of drugs, guns seized in Terrebonne Parish raid
HOUMA, La. - Two men and a woman were arrested Friday after a search uncovered a cache of weapons, drugs and several dogs used for fighting, according to Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter....
View ArticleFederal judge temporarily suspends BP oil spill settlement payments
A federal judge has temporarily suspended BP oil spill settlement payments to businesses while he reconsiders the company's arguments against compensating those that cannot trace losses directly to...
View ArticleNew Orleans alternative school suggests neighboring school improve security
The principal of Crescent Leadership Academy has suggested that its next-door neighbor, McDonogh 42, increase security measures because, Chauncey Nash said, it's possible his often-troubled students...
View ArticleNOPD investigating shooting of man in Algiers
New Orleans police are investigating the shooting of a 25-year-old man that occurred in Algiers on Friday night (Dec. 6). An unidentified man was shot in the leg at the 2000 block of Socrates Street,...
View ArticlePublic gets the chance to participate in Jefferson Parish hospitals lease
Jefferson Parish citizens are being invited to participatein the lease process for the parish's two public hospitals for the first time with apair of public meetings on either side of the Mississippi...
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Nelson Mandela impacted two New Orleans community members
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View ArticleNOPD seeking woman in drive-by theft of Rolex watch
New Orleans police is seeking a woman in connection with the theft of a Rolex watch from a man in the Central Business District in which the victim was run over by the woman's fleeing vehicle. Tiara...
View ArticleIn ex-NOPD officer David Warren retrial, defense details government flubs
An investigator's mess-up. Conflicting eyewitness accounts. A stolen truck that paints the dead man as a lawbreaker. These were the themes Friday as defense attorneys for ex-New Orleans police officer...
View ArticleSaints and Pelicans urge everyone to be aware of counterfeit tickets
NEW ORLEANS - Saints and Pelicans officials are urging everyone to be aware of counterfeit tickets. "We've seen over 100 people that this has happened to," said Mike Stanfield, Vice President of sales...
View ArticleOPP whistleblower resigns
NEW ORLEANS - A whistleblower who exposed violence and bad conditions inside Orleans Parish Prison has resigned his position as a deputy. Bryan Collins spoke about his decision to resign this week in...
View ArticleWho Dats will try to break indoor noise record Sunday against Panthers
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints are looking to accomplish a lengthy list of goals Sunday night when they take on the Carolina Panthers in primetime at home inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The...
View ArticleLouisiana Music Factory moving to Frenchmen Street, OffBeat Magazine reports
Record lovers hoping to find the latest releases at the Louisiana Music Factory in the French Quarter will soon have to travel to the Marigny instead, according to a story in OffBeat Magazine. The...
View ArticleOPP re-entry program gives new hope to inmates ready to face life outside prison
Truitt Bartels began losing faith behind prison bars. The 55-year-old New Orleans man was jailed in Orleans Parish Prison on a theft charge and then diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity...
View ArticleFreret streetscape project extended
Tania Dall / Eyewitness News Email: tdall@wwltv.com | Twitter: @taniadall NEW ORLEANS -- The Freret Streetscape Project has been plagued with mishaps and extended deadlines. Businesses and residents...
View ArticlePelicans begin enforcing new NBA bag policy
Antwan Harris / Eyewitness News Email: aharris@wwltv.com | Twitter: @antwanharris NEW ORLEANS -- Longer lines may be one of the first things you notice when you get to the New Orleans Arena to cheer...
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