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A Miami man accused of slamming his BMW into an occupied detective's car and speeding away from a June traffic stop has finally been caught, more than two months after he vanished on foot near Biscayne Boulevard. U.S. Marshals arrested 25-year-old Celestino Ayala Jr. in New Orleans on Monday, and he has since been extr

I must congratulate Gov. Jeff Landry and some well-connected Louisiana businessmen for getting in on some of that $75 billion from the “One Big Beautiful Bill” funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It seems that there are massive profits to be had from each detainee ICE captures and...

The Drug Enforcement Administration New Orleans Division is warning the Northshore about a potent drug found during investigations. “So, during our investigations, we typically gather drugs from the scene, and then we send those drugs off to the DA lab,” Assistant Special Agent in Charge Paul Seale said. “When we did t

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is on the scene of a shooting in Metairie.

The Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office filed charges against a Metairie jeweler accused of failing to turn over tens of thousands of dollars he received after authorities say he sold gold coins, diamonds, watches and other valuables for his customers. Savoie, 71, was charged Aug. 25 with money laundering value

GRETNA, La. (WVUE) - A Jefferson Parish deputy was arrested and fired Tuesday (Sept. 1) after allegedly attacking and choking his girlfriend Monday night, Sheriff Joe Lopinto’s office said. The agency said 34-year-old Kyle Nugent, a nine-year JPSO veteran, was jailed and terminated from his job after an incident...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has advanced a proposal to replace the lock on the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, moving a controversial project that has been under consideration for decades one step closer to reality. Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle has closed out...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A Gentilly woman woke up to find water pooled along her street Tuesday, hours after she contacted the FOX 8 Defenders for help. The Sewerage and Water Board capped a broken line Tuesday morning near the intersection of Rayne Drive and Churchill Drive in Gentilly. A crew began digging around the dam

Downtown New Orleans is on the precipice of a new era. Tulane University has executed a purchase agreement to become the anchor tenant of the 1-million-square-foot Charity Hospital redevelopment, which will bring 2,500 new jobs, a major increase in research expenditures, and the potential to spin off new businesses tha

Raising Cane's is celebrating 30 years of business, and Derrick Dunne from Raising Cane's stopped by to talk with WGNO's Kenny Lopez about Raising Cane's history and what it's doing to celebrate its 30th anniversary.