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A Jefferson Parish jury convicted 62-year-old Winston Bartholomew on Wednesday for the second-degree murder of Gary Olver, also 62, inside Olver's Metairie apartment. As reported by the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office, the violence erupted over a dispute about rumors Bartholomew believed Olver had been...

Deutsches Haus is hosting "Volksfest," which is a German celebration to celebrate Spring, and WGNO's Kenny Lopez takes us there!

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to replace a 100-year-old canal lock that connects the Mississippi River to the Industrial Canal in the Lower Ninth Ward. The project has an estimated timeline of 13 years and a budget of more than $1 billion. Also in the works is a plan to build a $30 million grain...

I love vintage signs, and I am wondering about the one for the Orleans Steel Products Company on Bienville Street in the French Quarter. What do you know about it?. The Orleans Steel Products Company — whose sign remains outside its former home at 1025 Bienville — and its parent company, Holzer Sheet Metal Works,...

The New Orleans Police Department, along with the help of federal agents, arrested a man on Wednesday following a drug and gun bust.

Torrez Drane, 32, from Terrebonne Parish, pleaded guilty to charges related to the distribution of large amounts of methamphetamine. Drane acknowledged purchasing and mailing the drugs from California to Louisiana. His plea was entered last Tuesday, before U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter, as reported by the U.S....

STORM PREDICTION CENTER PREDICTS 4TH DAY OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI ARKASNAS & EAST TEXAS WITH ELEVATED TORNADO RISK. METRO AREAS INCLUDE HOUSTON TX, NEW ORLEANS LA, LAKE CHARLES LA, LITTLE ROCK AK, TUPELO MS, JACKSON MS, MEMPHIS TN.

The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating Jason Ledet, a white male born on September 26, 2005, who is wanted for aggravated assault on a peace officer. The incident occurred on February 19, near Decatur and Barracks Streets, according to the New Orleans Police Department.

Head to the French Quarter for 300+ musical performances, 70+ culinary experiences, a Kickoff Parade, a Children’s STEM Zone, and more.

Louisiana could see "generational" flood threats as a result of excessive rain expected in the U.S., causing runoff to move down the Mississippi River.