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NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police are investigating a shooting that left a woman wounded early Saturday morning. Officers responded to a home in the 3700 block of Erato Street around 12:30 a.m. after receiving reports of gunfire, police said. Inside the home, they found an adult woman suffering...

The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a report of a woman shot in her home, by someone who was trying to break in. Police say they were called to the residence in the 3700 block of Erato Street around 12:30 Saturday morning.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Nearly five years after his ALS diagnosis, Brian Jeansonne and his family are celebrating a milestone many never reach. Jeansonne was first diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS, shortly before Thanksgiving in 2019. The progressive neurodegenerative disease affects...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The sister of a New Orleans homicide suspect says she is grieving for her brother’s alleged victims and remains in shock over the killings. Police arrested Leah Pawlus’ brother, 39-year-old Jared Pawlus, on suspicion of fatally shooting his two roommates Thursday morning at a home in the 7th Ward.

Voters this fall will have the chance to take a symbolic stand against job discrimination against people with felony convictions, the New Orleans City Council decided this week. The council on Thursday voted unanimously to put a measure before voters on Oct. 11 that would bar local laws that discriminate...

New Orleans Police detectives are investigating a carjacking that happened early Saturday in the St. Bernard area. Cops say a woman demanded another woman’ car keys, and when she refused, two men began shooting at her.

BATON ROUGE - Seven firefighters were inducted into a memorial for the annual Fallen Firefighter's Memorial Ceremony. Saturday morning, law enforcement, first responders and firefighters alike joined for the ceremony and to honor the seven new inductees - firefighters who lost their lives doing their duty - just...

Gov. Jeff Landry told West Bank business leaders that he supports the idea of building a new bridge between Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes, sparking hope among local officials that a project that has sat dormant for more than a decade will finally see movement. Louisiana began construction on the Peters...

Anne Babst, 85, walked past antique bookshelves and a table blanketed in tea towels to enter a small, screen-covered cat adoption room on Thursday. She staggered to a bench, eased herself down, and sprinkled dry cat treats across her lap. A clowder of cats, some elderly and some disabled, rushed to greet her with...

Shortchanged: Blue Cross Louisiana OK’d mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay a hospital’s full bills. For some claims, it paid nothing. Exceptions: Blue Cross denied payments for thousands of procedures involved in breast reconstruction. But it approved special deals for...