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“One of the things we have been looking at is using technology—specifically drones—as a first responder. We’re gonna be doing it as a pilot here in the eighth district, which is the French Quarter and our CBD.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A judge gave a brief update Thursday in the case of the woman accused of killing a Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputy during a funeral procession crash. Erica Smith Katsanis, who is charged with vehicular homicide in the death of Deputy Christopher Ohlmeyer, did not appear in court for the status...

A New Orleans judge reduced the bond for a local Grammy Award-winning gospel singer accused of molesting two teenage boys. Joshua “Josh” Kagler, 39, has been jailed since late July after his arrest on several charges tied to allegations he used marijuana to lure a 16-year-old boy to his New Orleans home, where he...

The New Orleans Police Department is trying to identify and arrest four suspects who are accused of an attack on Bourbon Street that happened on Mardi Gras night and left the victim with life-altering injuries.

A New Orleans contractor is facing serious legal trouble after Louisiana officials accused him of submitting fake documents while trying to obtain a new contractor’s license. The case has raised concerns about fraud, consumer protection, and the importance of following proper licensing rules in the construction...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Federal prosecutors called multiple witnesses Wednesday in the fraud and obstruction of justice trial against Hollywood stunt driver turned personal injury attorney Vanessa Motta, attorney Jason Giles, the firms they worked for and alleged co-conspirator Diamanike Stalbert, aiming to lay out a...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A former personal injury attorney who has already pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud testified Thursday that he filed multiple fraudulent crash lawsuits going back to 2017. Patrick Keating told the court that many of his cases came through defendant Jason Giles, and that...

New Orleans police are asking residents to keep an eye out for Arthur C. Cook, a man investigators say is wanted in connection with two recent violent incidents: a Jan. 16 simple robbery in the 3300 block of Baudin Street and a Feb. 12 carjacking near the intersection of Banks and South Salcedo streets. In both...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A judge denied a motion Thursday to reduce the sentence of the man convicted in the hit-and-run death of a New Orleans bartender. Thomas Riggio pleaded guilty to the hit-and-run in January and was sentenced to 9 years in prison. His attorney filed a motion to lower the sentence Thursday morning,...

A man wanted in connection with several property crimes turned the French Quarter into his personal obstacle course Wednesday evening, leading New Orleans police on not one but two chases in about 20 minutes. Officers initially caught the suspect, put him in a patrol car, and started heading back to the Eighth...