New Orleans trash collectors litigate over removing foul French Quarter odors
New Orleans French Quarter Waste ASSOCIATED PRESS The stench of trash and residue of bad decisions in one of America’s favorite party hotspots is being scrubbed away, thanks to a change in garbage collectors that New Orleans residents say has transformed the French Quarter. “The Quarter has never been this clean,”...
Tangipahoa Parish murder, kidnapping trial has been delayed
The trial of a man accused of murder and kidnapping has been delayed.
NOPD searching for suspect in Mid-City Panera tip jar theft
The New Orleans Police Department is hoping to identify two people in connection with the theft of a tip jar from a Mid-City restaurant.
Louisiana teacher facing allegations of rape arrested
The New Orleans Police Department has made an arrest in a case involving the possible exploitation of minors.
Man accused of hit-and-run in New Orleans crash that injured five juveniles, police say
A man is wanted in connection to a car crash in downtown that injured five juveniles Wednesday afternoon, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Bryan Johnson, 27, is wanted for hit-and-run driving, police said. Police responded to the crash at the intersection of South Claiborne Avenue and Tulane Avenue...
65-year-old cyclist killed by 18-wheeler on St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans police say
A cyclist was killed Thursday afternoon after being hit by an 18-wheeler on St. Claude Avenue, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Emergency medical services pronounced the 65-year-old man dead at the scene near the intersection of St. Claude and Franklin avenues, police said. The crash was reported at...
Special delivery: A day in the life of a favorite Old Metairie mailman. He’s...
After 33 years of delivering mail in Metairie, Earl Egan recently stumbled upon something he’d never seen before. Egan, 60, stood in front of a house he’d visited nearly every day since becoming a letter carrier in 1987 at 23 years old. A brand new pebble pathway led to the lime-green door, and a yellow flag read...
New Orleans jury reaches verdict in Mardi Gras death of jazz drummer
An Orleans Parish jury acquitted a Xavier University student over a vehicle collision on Fat Tuesday last year that killed Kerry "Fatman" Hunter, a Grammy-winning drummer, as he walked across North Claiborne Avenue in the 7th Ward. The six-member jury deliberated for less than an hour before reaching a not...
Louisiana nurse practitioner convicted in $12.1 million healthcare fraud scheme
A Louisiana nurse practitioner was convicted on Thursday, July 24, for her role in a $12.1 million scheme to defraud Medicare.
NOPD seeks critical missing 7-year-old
"Own dangerousness" bond hearing held for man accused of hitting NOPD officer with car.
