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New Orleans police are searching for four people accused of beating and stabbing a victim on Bourbon Street on Mardi Gras Day. Officials said at around 11:26 p.m. on Feb. 17, a group of at least five people attacked a person while on the busy strip, beating and stomping the victim before stabbing them.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A couple lied about a crash to defraud an insurance company out of thousands of dollars, officials said. According to Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office, Rhashiedi Porter, 48, and Sarai Stansberry, 37, are both facing charges. The investigation began after agents with the...

A Jefferson Parish grand jury handed up an indictment charging a Harvey man with raping his 13-year-old babysitter at gunpoint. Jeremy Hoye, 28, was charged Thursday with first-degree rape, according to Jefferson Parish court records. He pleaded not guilty Friday. Hoye was first arrested Nov. 3 following an...

Redevelopment efforts are gaining traction at Plaza Tower, Mercy Hospital and several of the city's biggest blighted buildings, New Orleans leaders told City Council recently. Why it matters: The buildings have sat vacant for years, dragging down surrounding neighborhoods and frustrating residents who have heard...

Miami Beach didn’t just get another fried chicken counter—it got a little slice of the French Quarter. Willie’s Chicken Shack, the New Orleans go-to known for crispy chicken and frozen daiquiris, has officially opened its first Florida location right in South Beach. That matters because this isn’t...

The last living parent of one of the four girls who desegregated New Orleans public schools has died. Dorothy Prevost was the mother of the late Tessie Prevost, one of the New Orleans Four, the brave 6-year-old girls who desegregated New Orleans schools in 1960. Prevost made the courageous decision...

A man was found dead inside a crumpled Chevrolet sedan Saturday after a single-car crash at the intersection of the north I-10 service road and Neyrey Drive in Metairie, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Deputies discovered the vehicle wedged between the roadway and a concrete wall, and the driver...

Paul Rudd, Evan Peters, Amy Ryan and Paul Giamatti are filming a movie in New Orleans and Chalmette. The big picture: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are among the executive producers of the movie, called "The Statement," Deadline reports. The "darkly comic drama" is based on Nathaniel Rich's book "Losing...

The Kenner Police Department has arrested a man in connection with a “private gun trade” that turned into an armed robbery. According to police, on Feb. 26, police responded to a reported armed robbery in the 4300 block of Macon Drive. When they arrived, they learned that the...

Despite the ethical questions raised about Tulane’s animal testing following the escape of 21 of their research monkeys last October, there has been surprisingly little sustained public discussion, giving the impression that it was quietly brushed under the rug. While the escape posed a major risk to public safety,...