10-year-old boy jumps out of moving SUV to escape alleged carjacker
KENNER, La. (WVUE/Gray News) - A 10-year-old Louisiana boy is safe after police say he leapt out of his parent’s moving SUV during an alleged carjacking. The incident started around 1:45 p.m. Monday when Kenner Police say 36-year-old Mackenzie Switzer pulled into the parking lot of a business in a Chevrolet Malibu...
Report released on New Orleans conviction rates, DA responds
The Metropolitan Crime Commission released a report showing reductions in violent crime and an increase in felony convictions in New Orleans.
New Orleans City Council moves to reopen investigation into Entergy after uptick in outages
Citing persistent outages, a New Orleans City Council committee on Wednesday voted to revive a dormant investigation into Entergy New Orleans' management of its power lines, poles and other equipment. The resolution approved Wednesday by the council's Utilities Committee points to an uptick in outages caused by...
Families ‘fearful’ of Border Patrol presence at annual toy distribution, Doll and Toy Fund...
The Times-Picayune Doll and Toy Fund’s annual toy distribution is set to take place on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Xavier University’s convocation center, but members of the fund’s board told Verite News that they are worried some families won’t show up to get Christmas presents for fear of being exposed to federal...
Inside The Life And Death Of Shannon Hoon, The Troubled Lead Singer Of Blind...
Shannon Hoon was just 28 when he overdosed on cocaine in his band's tour bus after a years-long struggle with addiction.
New Orleans citizens trained to document Border Patrol actions
Since Border Patrol arrived in Louisiana, the Ojos Community Watch Network has hosted daily workshops to teach citizens the do's and don'ts when recording agents during Catahoula Crunch.
Protesters ask Jefferson Parish council to oppose Border Patrol, call for ICE-free zones
New Orleans-area faith, business and civic leaders on Wednesday asked the Jefferson Parish Council to protest Border Patrol's presence in the area, the first public confrontation parish leaders have had with the issue after largely staying mum since arrests began last week. Roughly two dozen people urged members to...
Metiaire man avoids Border Patrol arrest after being surrounded by masked agents
METAIRIE (WVUE) - As a Honduran man, Darwing Padilla felt confident that the ongoing immigration crackdown wouldn’t affect him. He has lived and worked legally in the United States for nearly two decades. But that changed Wednesday morning, Dec. 10, when masked Border Patrol agents followed him home and...
The Breakdown: Poll shows broad opposition to federal immigration agents in New Orleans
A new poll commissioned by the “For Our Future” PAC shows that likely voters in New Orleans overwhelmingly oppose the deployment of federal immigration agents in the city. The survey, conducted by JMC Analytics and Polling, found that 79% of likely voters oppose or strongly oppose the deployment of ICE or Border...
New Orleans Is Watching You
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This column originally appeared on author Hamilton Nolan’s site How Things Work, which you can subscribe or donate to here. Even stipulating that America is a nation...
