Suspects tied to string of armed robberies around New Orleans, carjacking, attempted murder: NOPD
Two men wanted in connection with a shooting, a carjacking, and a series of armed robberies across New Orleans last month have been arrested, police said. The suspects were identified as 18-year-old Tyler Bajoie and 28-year-old Donte Moore. According to the New Orleans Police Department, detectives had been investigati
New Orleans man who killed woman after release from life prison sentence gets new...
A mother’s anguish filled a New Orleans courtroom Friday before a judge sent her daughter’s killer to prison for life – again. Henry Talley Jr. insisted he was not the man who killed Asia Davis, his then-girlfriend, in brutal fashion three years ago. “I’m accused of a crime I didn’t commit,” he told her family.
Metairie jeweler accused of stealing from customers arrested on additional counts, officials say
A Metairie jeweler arrested in April and accused of stealing from his customers is now facing new charges, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Ira Savoie, 71, of Old Jefferson, was rearrested Wednesday and booked with two counts of theft valued between $5,000 and $24,999 and one count of exploitation of
Cold Case Off I-10 Still Haunts New Orleans
Eleven years after 16-year-old Kaylan Ward was found dead beside Interstate 10 near the Bullard Avenue exit on June 4, 2015, New Orleans is still waiting for answers. Her killing remains unsolved, but this week WGNO's "Wheel of Justice" put the case back on television and reported that the New Orleans Police Department
City Watchdog Rips NORD As Youth Coaches Slip Through Cracks
A letter released Thursday from the New Orleans Office of Inspector General says the city's recreation agency left serious holes in how it screens volunteer youth coaches. Investigators say incomplete background checks, lax ID-badge enforcement and sloppy recordkeeping combined to give parents a “false assurance” that
Bayou Phoenix project seeks public funds for New Orleans entertainment hub
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - There are only a few buildings and facades left of the former Six Flags site in New Orleans East, with developers slowly making progress on the theme park’s successor — Bayou Phoenix. Developers Henry Consulting and TKTMJ have been working on transforming the hurricane-scarred...
S&WB resumes catch basin cleaning, but no money for ‘total fix.’ Residents are sounding...
The Sewerage & Water Board is again cleaning catch basins after work ground to a halt earlier this year, but it continues to lag behind its goal and still has no money for citywide repairs to damaged pipes that will continue backing up stormwater. Neglect of the “minor drainage” system...
Scientists Say New Orleans May Need To Move—Here are More Likely Options
The scientists projected that New Orleans could lose 75 percent of its wetlands if sea levels rise by 3 meters.
‘We will take your vehicles’: Authorities crack down on upcoming street takeover events
Flanked by tow trucks outside NOPD headquarters Thursday, federal, state and local law enforcement officials issued a stern warning to anyone planning to participate in or watch an "illegal street takeover event" this weekend. "If you engage in this type of foolishness, you have a very good chance that you...
11 years later, this killing of a 16-year-old in New Orleans hasn’t been solved
A little after 6:00 a.m. on June 4, 2015, New Orleans police were at the scene where a body had been found along Interstate 10 by the Bullard Avenue exit. 11 years later, the case remains unsolved. It's the latest one to roll on the Wheel of Justice.
