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Brothers plead guilty to posing as police, extorting Kenner man from dating app
A pair of brothers have pleaded guilty to posing as police officers and blackmailing a Kenner man that they met while pretending to be a minor on a dating app. Frank Thompson, 22, and Butch Thompson, 26, pleaded guilty Monday to extortion, false personation of a peace officer, theft and simple burglary, Jefferson Parish court records said.
PSC candidate accepts more than $100K from state-regulated utilities
In her bid to join the Louisiana Public Service Commission, state Rep.Stephanie Hilferty, R-New Orleans, has received more than $137,000 in campaign contributions from people and groups connected to some of the very companies that she would be in charge of regulating if elected. Hilferty, a Republican, is the likely...
Beloved owner of Gretna Thai restaurant passes away
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Jimmy Cho, the owner of Gretna restaurant Banana Blossom, has passed away, officials announced on the restaurant’s Facebook page Tuesday (Oct. 20). “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Jimmy Cho, a beloved friend, talented chef, and the heart and soul behind Banana Blossom,” reads the Facebook statement.
Moreno administration to lay out its budget cut preferences to city council
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans mayor Helena Moreno says her team will lay out on Thursday (Oct. 22) the proposed cuts she’s hoping to avoid in next year’s municipal budget. Moreno proposed a 2027 budget that includes $77 million in cuts, as part of an effort to...
Replacement set for five railroad bridges in southeast Louisiana
The U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $5.81 million to replace five railroad bridges. These bridges are located on the rail line between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Funding aims to improve freight rail safety and advance a proposed passenger rail route. The grant is part of the Consolidated Rail...
Lawyer Sentenced After Paying Driver to Stage 31 Tractor-Trailer Crashes in $1.5 Million Fraud...
A New Orleans personal injury attorney has been sentenced to 32 months in federal prison after paying another man to deliberately crash into tractor-trailers, then filing lawsuits seeking compensation for the staged collisions. Danny Patrick ... Read more
New Orleans leaders announce software company’s move to Downtown
New Orleans leaders and the Greater New Orleans, Inc. announced a software company is moving its operations to the city from Chicago. Copado, a software and automation company, will move its headquarters to Downtown New Orleans. The announcement was made during a news conference at 2 p.m. Mayor Helena Moreno...
Lawyer convicted in staged wrecks scheme gets new sentencing date
A New Orleans lawyer convicted in a staged wrecks scheme now has a new sentencing date. Jason Giles is set to be sentenced for his role in the wide-ranging scheme on December 3 at 9 a.m. He was convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts...
‘Example of blight in New Orleans’: Milan property damaged in fire was subject of...
NEW ORLEANS — Firefighters are investigating a suspicious fire at a vacant, blighted double in the Milan neighborhood. Crews were called to the 3400 block of South Liberty Street around 10 p.m. Monday. It took about 15 minutes to put out the flames, keeping the fire from spreading to neighboring homes, the New Orleans Fire Department said.
