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Former New Orleans Police Department detective Stanley Burkhardt all but shut down during a recent civil deposition, invoking his Fifth Amendment right more than 700 times rather than answer questions about alleged abuse and long-unsolved killings. The recorded testimony, held inside the Orleans Parish jail, stretched to roughly four hours as lawyers tried to press him on deaths dating back to the 1970s...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The National Weather Service is still working through damage surveys to try to determine how strong numerous tornadoes were across Mississippi. On Thursday, the Jackson, Slidell and New Orleans NWS released preliminary results for seven tornadoes. These ratings are always subject to change as crews survey more area throughout the week.

A Jefferson Parish jury on Thursday voted to convict a Marrero man of viciously stabbing his 69-year-old grandfather and another roommate to death before trying to conceal the crime by setting their house ablaze. Jarrell Jones, 37, was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, obstruction of justice, simple...

An afternoon line of storms ripped across St. Tammany Parish on Friday, dumping heavy rain, kicking up gusty winds and triggering pockets of localized flooding across parts of the Northshore. Parish officials shared video of the wild weather and its immediate aftermath, with downed limbs and standing water turning neighborhood streets into slow-moving traffic puzzles.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - All lanes on I-10 eastbound at the top of the Highrise are closed following a vehicle fire that was extinguished this morning, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Two lanes were initially blocked, stopping all traffic at the top of the High-rise. The...

HARAHAN, La. (WVUE) - An unlicensed contractor at the center of an investigation into Harahan city contracts has pleaded guilty to residential contractor fraud of $25,000 or greater. Paul Galaforo will not spend any time in jail, but the judge sentenced him to two years of hard labor. He will...

The greater New Orleans area is under a flash flood warning through 6:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Severe thunderstorms were moving through the area shortly after 3 p.m., bringing wind gusts and ping pong ball-sized hail, the NWS said. An inch of rain had fallen as of 3:20 p.m., with 2 to 3 inches in one hour expected...

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A Chalmette refinery caught on fire and exploded Friday afternoon, officials say. Chalmette Refining posted on Facebook that the explosion occurred at around 12:51 p.m. Everyone working in the area is safe and accounted for, and fire and police emergency responders are on the scene. The eastbound lanes of West...

On Friday morning, days after learning that the rent would increase at his Bywater biergarten, Sven Vorkauf gathered his staff to announce that Bratz Y’all! would close on May 31, ending nine years of German food, beer and live music on Piety Street. “I really gave my heart to...