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Gov. Jeff Landry is still giving Mayor Helena Moreno the cold shoulder nearly three months after a New Orleans grand jury indicted Attorney General Liz Murrill on charges that have since been tossed. In an interview on WBOK’s Good Morning show Wednesday, Landry reiterated that he would not speak with...

JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - Two people are facing felony charges after leading Jennings police on a high-speed chase along Interstate 10 in a carjacked vehicle Tuesday night. Around 6 p.m., officers were alerted to a carjacking in East Baton Rouge involving two armed suspects and a stolen maroon Dodge Charger Scat Pack.

New Orleans will celebrate Oktoberfest for six days across three weekends in October.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A crime watchdog is questioning how a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office lieutenant who previously left law enforcement agencies while under investigation was later rehired before being fired following a DWI arrest Monday. Lt. Aaron Verrette, 51, of Metairie, was arrested Sept. 21 after deputies res

New Orleans’ proposed 2027 city budget includes a $5 million cut to a city-operated low-barrier homeless shelter, which could lead to its closure and displace hundreds of people. The shelter, located at the former VA hospital, does not require sobriety tests, IDs, or payment, and has helped almost 500...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - With a large New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board facility in the background, a top U.S. Energy Department official joined Entergy New Orleans in making an announcement. “We’re here to announce the beginning of a new grid hardening project made possible by the Department of Energy....

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Sue Ann Staton, 59, is suspected of counterfeiting money, NOPD said. Staton was identified as a suspect after White Collar Crimes detectives investigated counterfeit currency manufacturing, NOPD said. Police have issued a warrant for her arrest on suspicion of being a principal to monetary instrume

A once celebrated New Orleans bartender who fell from grace when he was accused of raping a woman 10 years ago was arrested this month on a slew of drug charges, including possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to court records. Matthew Steinvorth, 42, was arrested Sept. 11 and...

New Orleans school and law enforcement officials are finalizing a deal to allow New Orleans public safety agencies to use a vacant 9th Ward high school building that was rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina as a permanent training facility. The former Alfred Lawless Senior High School campus already houses the New...

A jury has convicted a New Orleans man in the 2023 murder of his ex-girlfriend. Kelvin Atkins was found guilty of shooting and killing Johnshane Powell at the intersection of New Orleans and North Rocheblave streets. Court documents show that just two days before her death, Powell had Atkins arrested...