‘Bury them!’: Louisiana Motor Transportation Association weighs in on staged wrecks trial
Louisiana has one of the highest auto insurance rates in the country, and lawmakers say it’s due to situations like staged wrecks and false payouts. As a federal trial into staged wrecks in New Orleans is underway, trucking associations are calling for severe penalties for those who stage wrecks.
Orleans Parish Sheriff-elect Michelle Woodfork to announce transition team
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — As Sheriff-elect Michelle Woodfork prepares to become Sheriff at the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, she announced the launch of her Transition Team. A ceremony will be held on March 10 at Southern University at New Orleans, with the theme “A New Era of Accountability.” There, Woodfork will...
Deanie’s Seafood employee arrested, accused of stealing more than $25K from Bucktown business
A longtime employee of Deanie's Seafood was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the popular Bucktown restaurant and market. Cynthia Esquerre, 51, of Metairie, was booked with theft valued over $25,000 and 109 counts of computer fraud, according to Sgt. Brandon Veal,...
42-year-old Marrero dad dies after being hit by a vehicle in Jean Lafitte, JPSO...
A Marrero father died after he was hit by a vehicle while walking in Jean Lafitte on Sunday, according to authorities. The victim, identified as 42-year-old Chad Williams by the Jefferson Parish coroner, died from his injuries two days later at University Medical Center in New Orleans. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s...
Gordon McKernan quadruples local footprint with $6M purchase of Metairie office building
Gordon McKernan, the Baton Rouge-based personal injury attorney that announced his entry into the New Orleans legal market a year ago with a high-profile ad campaign, is continuing his local expansion with the purchase of a 30,000-square-foot office building in Metairie. McKernan said he paid a little more than $6...
Louisiana Clock Spring Forward 2026: Homeowners Alert for New Orleans, Baton Rouge as Clocks...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. New Orleans, LA – Clocks across Louisiana will jump ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8, marking the start of daylight saving time and prompting emergency officials to remind homeowners to complete...
Louisiana ethics board says former Jennifer Van Vrancken aide’s company broke ethics code
A company owned by the former top aide to Jefferson Parish At-Large Council member Jennifer Van Vrancken violated the state's ethics code in 2023 by attempting to buy parish property while still employed by the parish, the Louisiana Board of Ethics ruled earlier this year. The board issued a consent...
Baker Donelson Relocates to One Canal Place
NEW ORLEANS – The law firm of Baker Donelson has signed a long-term lease to relocate its New Orleans office to One Canal Place, one of New Orleans’ leading Class A commercial office buildings. Baker Donelson will move in the fall of 2026 to occupy approximately 40,000 square...
At the French Quarter’s oldest oyster house, a New Orleans time capsule turns 150
On a sunny weekday morning in the French Quarter, Blake Sunseri was hosing down the concrete floor at his family’s P&J Oyster Co. as a refrigerated box truck full of oysters rumbled to a halt, briefly muffling the hammering sounds of Willie Dove breaking open more oysters at the shucking table.
City Hall Yanks $2 Million Lifeline From Habitat Homeowners
New Orleans has abruptly cut off its formal agreement with the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity and moved to claw back $2 million that had been set aside to help Habitat homeowners at risk of foreclosure. The decision, disclosed in city documents released Wednesday, piles fresh scrutiny onto the nonprofit after...
