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Sheriff lashes out after false report of federal jail takeover

Sheriff Susan Hutson this evening issued a statement after a local TV station erroneously reported that the federal government had removed her from the jail and taken over operations.
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Cantrell attending conference in New York

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is attending a mayors conference in New York City, her office announced Wednesday. The statement did not specify if New Orleans’ taxpayers are funding this trip.
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7-year-old boy reported missing in New Orleans; police searching for grandmother

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Police are asking for the public’s help locating a 7-year-old boy who was reportedly taken without permission from his New Orleans East home overnight. Gregory Lazard III was last seen in the 6300 block of Keubel Drive and is considered a critical missing juvenile, according to the New Orleans...
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New Orleans airport will soon need new terminal, parking garage to handle growth, planners...

Officials at New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong International Airport say if passenger growth continues trending upward at the rate it has been until recently, the airport will need 15 more gates, another parking garage, and new ticket counters, security check points and baggage claims areas by 2031. In order to...
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Officials warn of scam promising release of Orleans Parish jail inmates in exchange for...

New Orleans officials are warning of a series of phone scams targeting the families of Orleans Parish jail inmates that promise their release in exchange for payments made through online apps or via gift cards. The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office said Tuesday that an unidentified number of victims had lost...
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One more day of extreme heat before rain moves in

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Hot temperatures dominate the forecast for one more day Wednesday. An Extreme Heat Warning -- meaning feels-like temperatures will remain in the 108-113 degree range -- is in place into the early evening, as high pressure prevents cooling rains from forming until Wednesday evening. Heat illness...
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5 juveniles injured after car crash near gas station and Interstate 10, NOPD says

Five juveniles were injured in a car crash in downtown New Orleans on Wednesday afternoon, according to the police department. New Orleans police responded to the crash at the intersection of South Claiborne Avenue and Tulane Avenue shortly before 1:40 p.m., officials said. Paramedics were on scene as of 2 p.m.
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Hernando County Fugitive Located In Louisiana After Year-Long Manhunt

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – A man who eluded law enforcement for over a year after fleeing his trial in Hernando County, Florida, on charges of traveling to meet a minor and soliciting a child for sexual activity, has been apprehended in New Orleans, Louisiana. Christian Fischer, 43, was taken into custody without...
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After thousands of votes, you picked the winner of best sno-ball in the New...

After four competitive rounds and thousands of votes, the people have spoken: Sal's Sno-Ball Stand in Metairie has been crowned the winner of The Times-Picayune's 2025 sno-ball bracket. Sal's got 62% of the fan vote in the final round of the bracket, which started with 24 stands in New Orleans,...
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9 New Orleans inmates who broke out of jail plead not guilty to escape...

Nine men accused of breaking out of a New Orleans city jail in May after slipping through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a barbed wire fence pleaded not guilty to escape charges on Wednesday. Officials have repeatedly pointed to video surveillance of the brazen escape , one of the largest jailbreaks in recent...

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