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John Fuller, a veteran criminal defense attorney in New Orleans, was disqualified Wednesday from the race for a vacant seat on the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court bench. A fill-in judge in Civil District Court, Yolanda Grinstead, issued her ruling after a hearing over an allegation that Fuller did not...

A sitting City Council member went on Instagram and called members of the Krewe of Freret “douchebags” over a Mardi Gras throw. The item at issue was a koozie with a QR code. The krewe has stated it was unauthorized and not approved. Instead of addressing enforcement and process, JP Morrell chose to escalate with...

Unknown to parade goers along St. Charles Avenue on Lundi Gras, about six blocks away, New Orleans police were putting a stop to a potentially dangerous situation. “So much goes on behind the scenes,” said NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick. Chief Kirkpatrick says it all started when members of the...

Dorothy Prevost, the mother of one of the four Black girls who desegregated New Orleans’ public schools in 1960, died Friday. She was 94. Prevost, who lived in LaPlace, died of kidney failure, her daughter Tory Prevost said. “She loved people,” Tory Prevost said of her mother. “She was...

Mayor Helena Moreno unveiled her picks Wednesday for the Regional Transit Authority’s board of commissioners in a shake-up aimed at revitalizing the agency's partnerships with neighboring parishes following years of turmoil. The mayor appoints five of the seven RTA board members. Her new choices are Adler’s Jewelry...

A family in New Orleans is mourning the loss of 19-year-old Keydi Matute Antunez, a mother of twin babies who was hit and killed while trying to cross the street Sunday. Her sister, Lady Antunez, described her in an interview with WWL Louisiana on Wednesday as a hard worker, loving mother, and joyful.

A movie filming in New Orleans is hiring paid background actors.

A former Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputy who previously worked for the New Orleans Police Department and was once commander of the NOPD's homicide division was arrested after authorities say he stole cash from a Metairie resident's home. James "Jimmy" Keen, 69, was booked Feb. 21 with malfeasance in office,...

A sizable law enforcement presence converged outside a Metairie home on Tuesday as multiple officers worked a developing scene near North Elm Street and Market Street. Local TV crews saw both marked and unmarked units surrounding the area, with a perimeter set up around the property. Officials on site described the...

A longtime WDSU security analyst has died. Mike Cahn, an NOPD reserve deputy and longtime law enforcement officer in New Orleans, died Tuesday afternoon at his home in Lakewood South. Cahn has provided expert analysis on major news stories for WDSU for the past 15 years. His most recent contributions...