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MARRERO - Video obtained by CNN showed federal agents chasing an American citizen back to her home in Marrero on Wednesday. Jacelynn, 22, said said she was born and raised in the New Orleans suburb. She said she was walking back from the grocery store when masked federal agents in an SUV attempted to approach her...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday (Dec. 4) announced the arrest of six individuals previously convicted or arrested on criminal charges, saying all are now in the United States illegally. DHS released the list around 2 p.m., detailing each individual’s criminal history. The agency...

The Department of Homeland Security has announced the first arrests in its immigration operation in New Orleans. According to DHS, in the first 24 hours of the “Catahoula Crunch,” federal agents have detained immigrants accused of homicide, sexual assault, and kidnapping. The total number of arrests was not...

Gunfire erupted in a Kenner neighborhood Wednesday morning after authorities say a family member responded to a fight between a couple. Shemar Jefferson, 26, is accused of shooting at the 31-year-old boyfriend of his female relative at a home in the 3600 block of Tulane Drive, said Kenner Police Deputy Chief Mark...

Roughly 30 people, ferociously protesting federal immigration sweeps in the New Orleans area and demanding more action from local leaders, were thrown out of a New Orleans City Council meeting Thursday after some screamed at council members and pushed and shoved police. The protesters, some of whom hailed from...

The woman killed in a triple shooting just hours after a New Orleans Second Line parade has been identified as 26-year-old Destiny Dunn. Dunn was a Baton Rouge native whose night ended in tragedy when gunfire tore through Central City on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. A Second Line is a...

Loyola University's student government denied a Turning Point USA chapter recognition for the second time despite the group winning an appeal through the school's court of review.

(KPEL News) - If you want another reason to "Fly Lafayette", a man was indicted for calling in a bomb threat to the New Orleans airport because he couldn't pay his parking fees. Parking fees can be big business if you must leave your car at an airport. Bomb Threat...

When I was 22, I walked into my Teach For America Greater New Orleans interview confident that I’d be a history teacher. Therefore, it was a shock when I was asked to pivot to math to meet community needs. I was intimidated, but ready to rise to the challenge. Eleven years later, I’m grateful I did. That shift...

Investigators said the man made bomb threats to airport officials after an argument over parking at the facility.