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Nearly a decade after a Raising Cane’s manager was killed during a robbery in Kenner, the last person charged in the case has been sentenced. A Jefferson Parish judge on Thursday sentenced Ariana Runner, 31, to five years in prison for conspiracy to commit armed robbery and obstruction of justice in the murder...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police are investigating a shooting that left a man injured Thursday night. According to police, the adult male victim arrived at an area hospital shortly after 8:30 p.m. via private vehicle. He was suffering from a gunshot wound to an extremity and was reported to be in stable condition.

BELLE CHASSE, La. (WVUE) - Local businesses are reporting significant increases in customers after the state suspended tolls on the Belle Chasse Bridge nearly two weeks ago. Austin Plaisance, owner of B&B Tackle at the foot of the Belle Chasse Bridge, said his business has increased 30% since the toll suspension. He...

In the final gallery of the Historic New Orleans Collection’s award-winning exhibition, "Captive State: Louisiana and the Making of Mass Incarceration," visitors were asked to reflect and respond to the question, “If you could change Louisiana’s incarceration system, where would you begin?”. Nearly 2,000 visitors...

Are you an experienced magician? Can you use sleight of hand to force people to look one way while you do something creative elsewhere? When there's no bird in sight can you make a bird appear in the palm of your empty hand? Can you put on a top hat and tip it in a way that makes people want to toss in money?

The police departments that patrol the New Orleans area lakefront have faced questions in recent weeks over a jump in their spending and SWAT-style training for the agency's officers. On Thursday, residents of nearby neighborhoods gathered to discuss the recent changes and said they couldn't be happier. During a...

“Government does have to be right-sized, and I do actually see a lot of bloat,” New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Moreno said to WWL’s Newell Normand, adding that part of that bloat comes from Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s non-civil service appointments.

MARRERO, La. (WVUE) - A Jefferson Parish deputy fired at a burglary suspect who is still on the run in Marrero, Sheriff Joe Lopinto said Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 15). Two of three suspects in the incident -- a man and a woman whose identities were not immediately disclosed -- were brought into custody without injury...

Gov. Jeff Landry hopes to see National Guard troops activated in Louisiana by around Thanksgiving.

BATON ROUGE — A Gretna woman was arrested by East Baton Rouge Parish deputies on bank fraud charges after she was accused of unlawfully withdrawing thousands from a Siegen Lane bank. Jari Williams, 34, allegedly used an Essential Credit Union customer's personal information, including social security number and bank...