New Orleans sheriff says brazen jailbreak was the culmination of a “perfect storm”
In her first public one-on-one interview since 10 inmates broke out of a city jail just outside downtown New Orleans in May, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson says more jail staff members may be held responsible.
Algiers family sues daycare, its landlords, and Louisiana Department of Health over daughter’s lead...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An Algiers family is taking its case to Orleans Parish Civil Court after its daughter was hospitalized for lead poisoning this summer. Olivia and Alika Yuen filed their lawsuit on Wednesday (Aug. 7), alleging The Crescent School, its landlords, the Santa Maria Benevolent Association of Algiers,...
New Orleans City Council halts new police department restrictions on second line trailers
The New Orleans City Council Aug. 7 asked police not to enforce stiffer second line rules until there are more meetings on the subject, after the requirements caught many second line organizers off guard recently. The police department notified second lines they would have to significantly more insurance and...
16-year-old starts vintage streetwear business on vintage bus
This isn't a typical summer job for a teen. A 16-year old, Archbishop Rummel High School student started his own business on wheels. It's a streetwear clothing store on an old bus.
‘Real Mandalorian’: Ex-deputy arrested after bounty hunters raid wrong Baton Rouge apartment
A former Plaquemines Parish sheriff's deputy now working as a bounty hunter finds himself facing the law rather than enforcing it after he allegedly raided the wrong Baton Rouge address in the middle of the night. Brian Green, 41, of Belle Chasse, was arrested Friday by Baton Rouge Police on...
The Best Cheeseburger in Louisiana Has Been Crowned
One unassuming Louisiana restaurant has recently been crowned King for serving the best cheeseburger in the state.
Newell: 20 years post-Katrina, New Orleans Public Works employees still work from FEMA trailers…God...
Clerk of Criminal District Court Darren Lombard broke the news, telling the press just how dire the situation is, and the poor state of the infrastructure and lack of ability to maintain and preserve these vital, permanent records.
Antoine Massey’s sister pleads not guilty to aiding inmates after Orleans Parish jailbreak
Daishanae Massey is one of many who are accused of aiding escaped Orleans Parish inmates and has pleaded not guilty since the jailbreak.
Court Documents Dumped in New Orleans Landfill
Court records meant for preservation were accidentally trashed in New Orleans, prompting a landfill search led by the Clerk of Criminal Court.
New Orleans Man, Wardell Fletcher, Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegal Firearm Possession
In New Orleans, Wardell Fletcher, 49, a convicted felon, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing a firearm. The sentencing was handed down by U.S. District Judge Brandon S. Long on July 29, following Fletcher's previous guilty plea. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office,...
