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Another co-defendant pleaded guilty in the case of a Waggaman man who died of a "survivable" gunshot wound that authorities say he suffered when the men he intended to rob tried to rob him, as well. Marlon Borras Jr., 23, of Marrero, was scheduled to head to trial Monday on...

ST. TAMMANY PARISH --- On May 4, 2026, the Louisiana State Police Special Victims Unit, working in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, arrested 31-year-old Richard Nelson of New Orleans for attempting to engage in sexual acts with a minor. Nelson...

Chalmette now has a new place to warm up over a steaming bowl of pho. Pho Parish, a family-run Vietnamese kitchen, has opened its doors and is serving classic pho alongside banh mi, steamed buns and other Vietnamese staples. The compact dining room holds roughly 54 seats for dine-in service, and the owners let guests bring their own beer or wine. In...

A Jefferson Parish grand jury has indicted a Kenner man on accusations that he raped two girls he met through the church they all attended. Juan Zuniga, 50, pleaded not guilty at a magistrate hearing and remains jailed while the case moves forward. Investigators first arrested Zuniga in January after...

Police did not reveal the dates that the thefts allegedly happened, but they did release three security camera images of the suspect

Authorities are asking for help finding a missing New Orleans teenager who could be in "imminent danger." Louisiana State Police issued a Level II Endangered/ Missing Child Advisory on Tuesday, two days after Malasia Gillam's disappearance. Gillam, 16, was last seen at her home on St. Claude Avenue near the...

A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for raping a minor in New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - It’s inevitable that New Orleans and much of coastal Louisiana will eventually be taken over by the Gulf, according to a new Tulane University study. Researchers say the question is not whether the coastline will keep moving inland, but how the state plans for it.

KENNER, La. — Three people are in custody following an attempted robbery targeting a person servicing an ATM in Kenner, according to the Kenner Police Department. Officers began investigating the incident around 9:30 a.m. April 29 in the 3300 block of Williams Boulevard. Police said the victim had just serviced an ATM at a business when a suspect approached and charged at him. During...

When Louisiana authorities recaptured all 10 escaped inmates from the Orleans Parish Justice Center last year, we thought that would be the end of the biggest jailbreak story in state history. But in a shocking turn of events, officials have officially indicted a sheriff, whose poor management of the jail allegedly led to the brazen escape.