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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As of Dec. 4, data from the New Orleans City Council crime dashboard showed there were 105 murders in the city. That figure represents a 6% drop compared to the same time last year, but when compared to 2022, when the city had 243 homicides, the murder rate has dropped more than 56%. Jeff Asher...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A criminal defense attorney accused of defrauding a client’s family out of hundreds of thousands of dollars could lose her law license, according to a legal expert. Tanzanika Ruffin is accused of telling her client’s family she needed $250,000 to cover restitution in their case,...

Louisiana’s top criminal justice official has warned New Orleans’ police chief she risks breaking state and federal laws if her officers don’t actively support ongoing federal immigration enforcement efforts in the city. Attorney General Liz Murrill sent a letter Friday to NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick saying...

fox8live.com - 12/01/2025 08:22:00 PM. In recent news, New Orleans personal injury attorney, Michael Brandner, was arrested on multiple domestic-related charges, including false imprisonment and domestic abuse battery. The bond for each charge will be set by a judge. As of now, further details about the arrest are...

New Orleans does not want or need a mass immigration-enforcement operation. Recent events in Chicago and Charlotte show how these operations spread fear and chaos without making communities safer. When residents feel hunted, trust in public institutions collapses, and nobody is more vulnerable than children, workers,...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Kenner police officers, assisted by federal immigration agents, conducted an investigatory stop around 10:49 p.m. Thursday on a vehicle parked in the 700 block of Malinda Court. READ: Border Patrol agents chase woman in Marrero after mistaken identity. The driver, 32-year-old Melkin Alvarado, was...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) — A local electronic monitoring company says a recent system change left an alleged domestic abuse victim unprotected when her accused abuser was released from jail without required safety measures in place. The issue has raised concerns from city law enforcement leadership. ASAPrelease said the...

Mayor-elect Helena Moreno is demanding “immediate changes” to how federal immigration authorities are conducting sweeps across the metropolitan region in a three-day-old operation dubbed “Catahoula Crunch.”. Moreno will talk about the changes she is seeking at a 1 p.m. briefing, and she will be joined by local...

It’s common lore the ghost and spirit-infused stories of New Orleans. The vast history of the area along with the endless amounts of tragedy leave behind a lingering spirit you feel the moment you step into the city. But what lead to the Big Easy’s cemented status as one of the most haunted places?

Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service is surging far beyond expectations, with more than 46,000 riders since its Aug. 18 launch and trains filling up along the Gulf Coast. In its first 108 days, the national passenger rail operator says the line is averaging more than 420 customers a day on round trips between Mobile and New...