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The New Orleans Police Department plans to spell out a fresh crackdown on illegal street takeovers at a 1:30 p.m. news conference Monday, following a flurry of viral clips showing cars spinning doughnuts, burning rubber and blocking intersections across the city. Officials say the gatherings have grown more brazen and

A teacher at Bridge City Center for Youth was arrested Wednesday after authorities say he put a detained juvenile in a chokehold. Levelle Walker, 63, was booked with malfeasance in office, cruelty to a juvenile and simple battery, according to an arrest register. He was taken into custody at the juvenile detention cent

Unauthorized "car clubs" are advertising a New Orleans event on Saturday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal grand jury has indicted a 40-year-old Sweet Springs, Missouri, man with manufacturing explosives and distributing information linked to the terror attack in New Orleans last year and the apartment explosion in Odessa last month. According to an affidavit filed in support of the...

If passersby look closely at the ornate twin towers of First Presbyterian Church on South Claiborne Avenue, they might notice what city officials have called an “unsafe condition” — threadbare, multicolored ropes straining to hold up 300-pound concrete spires that have a propensity for collapsing in high winds.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans police searched Lake Pontchartrain Wednesday night for a possible missing swimmer. Police say the search started around 9 p.m. when a citizen reported seeing a man jump into the lake in the 8000 block of Lakeshore Drive. A worker at a nearby restaurant said...

With its coastal location and unique mix of cultures, New Orleans is definitely a foodie paradise. Seafood reigns supreme in many of the city's popular offerings. While you'll find plenty of seafood at the Big Easy's famous neighborhoods like French Quarter and the Garden District, going a bit off the beaten path can l

I recently had to get permission from the New Orleans Cemetery Division to gain entrance to Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, as I had family in town who wished to see their family tomb. I was simply mortified by the condition of the entire place. Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is the...

Harahan brothers keep dad's dream on the menu at The Shimmy Shack.

It’s been more than 30 years since Antoinette Frank, a former NOPD officer, was found guilty and sentenced to die for her role in a grisly triple murder during a botched armed robbery at a Vietnamese restaurant in New Orleans East. On Wednesday, Criminal District Judge Kimya Holmes heard...