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Wilson Allen, 35, has been ordered to serve 20 years in prison after admitting his role in the March 28, 2023 shooting that killed Carneal Knapper Jr. outside the former Willie Mae’s Scotch House site in Treme. Prosecutors said Allen was not the one who fired the fatal rounds, but acknowledged that his actions helped...

KENNER, La. — Tire tracks on the bank and debris still floating in the water are mark the spot where a car flipped into a Kenner drainage canal Monday night, following a high-speed police chase that began on Interstate 10 in St. Charles Parish. The incident unfolded around 9...

METAIRIE, La. — A car crashed into Dorignac's Food Center on Veterans Boulevard in Metairie on Tuesday, heavily damaging the liquor store section and forcing the store to close temporarily. The crash occurred around 6:05 p.m. while dozens of people were inside shopping, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s...

NEW ORLEANS — A jury found Henry Talley Jr., the man who brutally killed his ex-girlfriend two years ago, guilty of three charges, including murder. Asia Davis was killed around 9 a.m. May 11, 2023, on the I-10 service road at Mayo Boulevard. Talley shot Davis four times, then ran over her body.

Marlon "Chicken" Chukumerije, owner of the popular Gretna soul food restaurant Chicken’s Kitchen, was on the verge of making a move across the river to downtown New Orleans when he abruptly reversed course. Just hours before he planned to sign the lease at a small strip mall at 1029...

A bill has been filed for the upcoming legislative session that would allow for the sale of recreational marijuana, but only at a few locations.

Two separate overnight shootings in New Orleans have left three people injured, and police are now searching for answers. The incidents happened within a few hours of each other, raising concerns about safety in the area. Authorities are investigating both cases and asking anyone with information to come forward....

A criminal justice watchdog says some defendants have found a cheat code in New Orleans to better their chances of beating the rap: let the judge decide their fate, rather than take their chances with a jury.

A week after gunfire erupted on a Metairie street, leaving two men wounded, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office investigators have arrested three suspects in the case. Kendall Lloyd, 30, of Metairie, was booked Monday with two counts of attempted second-degree murder and being a convicted felon in possession of a...

New Orleans police say a quiet night on the 3800 block of Texas Drive turned violent when a man forced his way into a home, attacked a woman as she slept and stole property before taking off. Detectives have now released the suspect’s name and description and are asking anyone who knows something to step up.