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Early Sunday afternoon, a major water main ruptured on Farnham Place in Metairie, sending treated water rushing across the roadway and into nearby gutters. The break flooded parts of the street and left some homes and businesses dealing with noticeably low water pressure as crews scrambled to isolate the damaged line.

A woman has been found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a tourist on Bourbon Street, according to the Orleans Parish District Attorney. Investigators say that shortly after 4 a.m. on June 22, 2024, officers responded to a shooting at the intersection of Toulouse and Bourbon Streets. There, 39-year-old Ch

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans police are investigating a car theft, crash and apparent shooting involving two juveniles Monday afternoon. According to NOPD, the incident began around 4:10 p.m. in the Felicity area, where two juvenile males allegedly stole a vehicle and fled. Police said the juveniles hit another...

St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded late Saturday night to reports of a large party involving juveniles in the Lakeshore Villages community. When deputies arrived at a residence in the 6600 block of Delta Ridge Avenue, hundreds of juveniles dispersed from the area. Many then relocated to a nearby clo

On what should have been his first full day as a high school graduate, a 17-year-old Sophie B. Wright senior was shot and killed early Tuesday in Tremé, according to the school and police. The student, identified by the school as Ferdinand Woolens, was shot multiple times and later died at a nearby hospital.

LOUISIANA — A multi-agency drug investigation in New Orleans has led to the shutdown of a crack cocaine laboratory, the seizure of narcotics and a firearm, and the arrest of a local man, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Authorities said 43-year-old Devin Harry of New Orleans was arrested following an i

METAIRIE, La. — Lakeside Shopping Center has announced the relocation and expansion of Foot Locker as part of continued enhancements throughout the center’s J.C. Penney wing. The newly expanded Foot Locker store has increased to an impressive 9,332 square feet, offering shoppers an elevated retail experience with expan

The Orleans Parish clerk of court appeared in a Baton Rouge court Monday after she sued New Orleans city leaders over resolutions regarding her position within the clerk of court. Chelsey Napoleon appeared with her attorney in Baton Rouge regarding her lawsuit against members of the New Orleans City Council,...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - One of the three alleged gang members convicted in the 2022 murder of Bradley Coleman has asked a judge to delay a hearing on a potential retrial. Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Tamela Adkins granted that request on Monday. What we know:. David Booker, along with...

John Roberts and Mickal Adler, who formed the Metairie-based private equity and venture capital fund Boot64 in 2023, are among the state's most active investors. Over the past three years, they've written 51 checks approaching $7.5 million to 40 different startup companies around Louisiana — and a few elsewhere.