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Authorities say an information technology staffer at Ochsner Medical Center helped himself tens of thousands of dollars' worth of the company's computer equipment. Robert Vance, 38, was arrested Monday and booked with one count of felony theft valued over $25,000, said Sgt. Brandon Veal, a spokesperson for the...

A New Orleans Police Department recruit was taken into custody on Wednesday morning by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. The officer, who Kirkpatrick did not identify, had lived in the U.S. for 10 years and had no criminal background. Kirkpatrick pointed reporters to...

From a complete exit by a popular boutique chain to the closure of a celebrity chef's newest venture, here is the breakdown of the major closures hitting the Pelican State this February. 1. Francesca's. The Status: Total Market Exit. The Impact: In the most significant retail development of the month,...

For about a dozen years, one of the best fried chicken sandwiches in New Orleans was a street food find, first at a pop-up and later from a food truck. Now Bonafried (3101 Grand Route St. John, 504-777-6550) finally has its own restaurant. It’s in a nearly-century-old building that had...

Stepping into a casino before noon comes with a particular kind of guilt, like staring into the blue light of a phone screen the moment you wake up. But on a recent Wednesday morning, it was necessary. We had driven the coastal stretch from New Orleans to downtown Gulfport, Mississippi,...

The longtime Uptown Car Wash & Xpress Lube at 5500 Tchoupitoulas Street is officially for sale, and that one listing is already stirring up an old neighborhood fight over what this changing stretch of Tchoupitoulas should look like. After roughly three decades of wash-and-lube service on the site, brokers are now...

Popular Mexican restaurant Vals was closed for lunch Wednesday after an early morning fire ignited in a storage unit and damaged a portion of the Freret Street building. The restaurant, a popular spot for casual tacos, margaritas and outdoor dining, announced the closure on social media just after 10 a.m. Wednesday.

METAIRIE, La. — A fire damaged a top-floor apartment in Metairie Tuesday afternoon, but no one was hurt, according to Jefferson Parish Fire Chief Charles Hudson. Crews responded to Windmill Creek South Apartments around 1:26 p.m. to reports of smoke coming from a unit on the third floor. When firefighters arrived,...

New Orleans Police homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting in the 2600 block of A.P. Tureaud Ave. The crime scene is about a block away from St. Augustine High School.

The search continues for the person who opened fire at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant 11 days ago. One of the victims, a California woman, is recovering from surgery after she was shot five times during her first visit to the city. The woman’s family spoke with WDSU about her recovery....