Public Service debuts new brunch menu at NOPSI
Chef Adam Korbel previews Public Service’s new menu at NOPSI, featuring the NOPSI Benedict, Acadian Benedict and boudin cakes.
LIST: St. Joseph’s Altars, meals around Greater New Orleans
Every March in Louisiana, the St. Joseph Altar transforms Catholic churches into ornate tables of devotion and Sicilian tradition. The altars are traditionally made to celebrate the Feast Day of St. Joseph, which takes place on March 19. They are traditionally constructed in the shape of a cross with three levels in...
Woman accused of striking JPSO deputy had 11 different drugs in system, records show
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The woman accused of striking and killing a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy late last month had 11 different drugs in her system at the time of the crash, according to Orleans Parish court records. Erica Smith-Katsanis, 53, was booked into the Orleans Justice Center...
Veteran NOPD Sleuth Busted in Metairie Over $160 Welfare-Check Grab
James Keen, a former Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputy who once ran the New Orleans Police Department's Major Case Homicide unit, is now on the other side of the booking desk. Investigators say Keen pocketed $160 from a Metairie home during a welfare check on Saturday, leading to his arrest on a charge of malfeasance...
AI ‘hallucinations’ in legal brief cost New Orleans-area lawyer $1,000 punishment
A federal judge in New Orleans fined a veteran lawyer $1,000 on Tuesday over an error-filled legal brief he drafted using ChatGPT that cited a slew of “hallucinated” court cases. U.S. District Judge Brandon Long spared punishment for three other lawyers whose names also appeared on the botched...
Contractor who allegedly photoshopped inspection records arrested on new charges
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — A contractor who allegedly admitted last summer to falsifying New Orleans inspection records using Photoshop was arrested Wednesday in Jefferson Parish on new fraud charges. State investigators testified at the Louisiana Contractors Licensing Board in July 2025 that Jon Andersen had admitted...
St. Charles Parish school employee accused of indecent behavior with a juvenile
Detectives with the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a Belle Rose woman in connection to a Special Victim's Unit investigation.
Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office identifies man killed in Marrero shooting
The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office has identified the victim of a deadly shooting outside of a Marrero business last weekend. Rajahmir Toland, 23, was shot and killed Saturday, the Coroner's Office said. Toland was living in Marrero. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to the 6300 block of...
Parent sues St. Tammany public school system over school day length for son with...
A mother is suing St. Tammany Parish Schools in federal court in New Orleans claiming the school district violated federal disability laws by shortening the school day of her child, who has autism, to two hours per day. The mother, identified only by initials P.A., filed the lawsuit in January...
Popular New Orleans restaurant is boiling crawfish for the 1st time. Here’s where to...
Turkey and the Wolf, the New Orleans sandwich shop known for its imaginative takes on Southern fare, is adding a Louisiana seafood staple to its repertoire. Starting Saturday and continuing every Saturday through March, the restaurant will boil and serve crawfish at the Batture — Uptown’s newest entertainment...

















