Teen accused of targeting ‘old white men’ for French Quarter beatings sentenced to up...
NEW ORLEANS — A 16-year-old will spend up to four years in a juvenile jail for two unprovoked beatings of tourists in the French Quarter in 2024, according to one of the victims. The teen was one of a group of teens involved in the targeted attacks on “old white men” in the city’s tourist hot spot.
Inmate dies after struggle with deputies at Jefferson Parish Correctional Center, sheriff says
A use-of-force investigation is underway after an inmate at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center died following a struggle with deputies, according to Sheriff Joe Lopinto. The inmate was pronounced dead around 5:40 p.m. Friday, Lopinto said. The inmate was arrested on March 20 for traffic violations and...
From Calliope To Comeback as Erato Senior Apartments Break Ground At Old B.W. Cooper...
Another piece of the old B.W. Cooper footprint is officially getting a second act. Providence Community Housing is breaking ground April 8 on a 103-unit affordable senior community at 3401 Erato Street, turning the former public-housing site into one-bedroom apartments for residents 62 and older. All units are aimed...
New Orleans DA explains plea deal for 9th Ward man who killed, dismembered woman
More than a month after a 9th Ward man admitted to killing a woman whose dismembered body was found on his property, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams on Wednesday defended the plea deal that netted Benjamin Beale a 30-year prison sentence. Criminal District Judge Benedict Willard imposed the sentence...
Forecasters monitoring large marsh fire in St. Charles Parish near Bonnet Carre Spillway
National Weather Service forecasters were monitoring fog conditions on Thursday morning after a large marsh fire was spotted by Lake Pontchartrain in St. Charles Parish on Wednesday night. The fire was visible along the Bonnet Carré Spillway on Wednesday, with large flames producing plumes of smoke drifting into the...
Bus Of Horrors: Louisiana Man Gets 30 Years After Girlfriend’s Torso Found In Freezer
Benjamin Beale A New Orleans man will spend the next three decades behind bars after...
🚨 NOPD Investigating Fatal Shooting on Tulane Avenue
The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that happened around 2:45 p.m. on March 26 in the 1400 block of Tulane Avenue. Officers found three people with gunshot wounds. One man, identified as the perpetrator, later died, and two others remain in critical condition.
City Council approves new oversight, housing, and utility measures
At its March 26, 2026 meeting, the New Orleans City Council passed several measures that affect city operations and residents:. Criminal justice oversight: Ordinance No. 35,127 now requires criminal justice agencies to use the City’s BRASS system to track spending. Agencies must provide quarterly updates, with the...
Suspect in New Orleans auto theft case tries to sell car back to owner
The New Orleans Police Department is trying to identify and arrest a man who is part of an auto theft investigation.
A handful of US malls are defying the odds in the era of e-commerce....
More than 20 years ago, Time magazine famously proclaimed on its cover that “Malls are dead.”. Nobody bothered to tell Lakeside Shopping Center, the 65-year-old superregional mall in Metairie that sits on some of the most valuable commercial land in Louisiana. While two decades of e-commerce and changing consumer...
