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Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) has expressed strong opposition to a leaked Pentagon draft proposal to activate 1,000 Louisiana National Guard troops for policing duties in New Orleans, arguing that the plan is not an official order and that the city does not need military involvement.

Officers with the New Orleans Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting in the Milneburg neighborhood on Tuesday, Sept. 16.

Central City, a neighborhood in New Orleans, became the scene of a grim incident Sunday morning when two men were discovered with stab wounds. As reported by FOX 8 Live, the stabbing occurred around 8:20 a.m. on the 2100 block of South Liberty Street. The New Orleans Police Department responded to the scene to find...

George Geddes, who was born in 1845 and became known as the “Pioneer Undertaker of the South,” opened a mortuary business in 1876. George D. Geddes Undertaking and Embalming Company became the first to have a female embalmer. More Porch Poppin’ Videos. Republish our articles for free,...

NEW ORLEANS — Beloved New Orleans artist Richard Thomas is facing weeks of cleanup after thieves broke into his longtime St. Claude Avenue studio, ransacked his work, and stripped the building of copper and roof vents. Thomas, 71, said he discovered the destruction when he returned to the studio...

Around 2:15 a.m. on Sept. 15, 2016, New Orleans police were called to the 1400 block of North Robertson Street, where they found a man who'd been shot multiple times. He died at the scene.

American actor, producer and director Charles Robert Redford Jr. died on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at his home in Utah at 89 years old. Redford was known for his classic films like "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" and "The Sting," as well as for being a founder of the Sundance Film Festival and a dedicated activist.

The NOPD wants help finding a suspect who poses as an Uber or Lyft driver. “New Orleans Police are asking the public’s assistance with locating a suspect wanted for theft and theft by fraud,”

The LaLaurie Mansion Fire That Exposed Torture Chambers. The LaLaurie Mansion in New Orleans hides a dark past behind its brick walls. On April 10, 1834, a 70-year-old enslaved cook set fire to the home as his last bid for freedom. When help came, Madame LaLaurie would not give up...

Marie Laveau’s Catholic-Voodoo Fusion at St. Louis Cathedral. Marie Laveau wasn’t just New Orleans’ Voodoo Queen. She was a devout Catholic from birth. Père Antoine baptized her at St. Louis Cathedral in 1801, later wed her there, and baptized all her children too. Marie held light...