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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The oldest case in New Orleans Criminal District Court has come to a close. Keith Kisack pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a July 2009 killing and received credit for time served last week (Sept. 29). Kisack is serving life in prison for having contraband in prison...

A man was arrested Monday in connection to several burglaries in the St. Claude neighborhood, including churches and a restaurant, New Orleans police said. Robert Shavers, 46, was booked on five counts of simple burglary of a business as well as simple criminal damage to property, according to Orleans Parish...

At the corner of Dauphine and St. Ann streets, a tiny late-night Chinese restaurant that served Bourbon Street revelers for more than 25 years has closed for good. China Moon Wok, a French Quarter staple hidden among the tourist-heavy eateries a block away, had its last dinner service Sunday, manager Thai Hang Vu...

A Chicago family’s birthday getaway turned into heartbreak when gunfire erupted on Bourbon Street, killing 33-year-old Jessica Williams and wounding her sister. The shooting occurred early Sunday, Sept. 28, just hours after Williams celebrated her birthday. Details: Chicago mother killed on Bourbon Street during...

A monumental building in Uptown New Orleans that sat dormant for two decades has been brought back to life, and its first public event will be a suitably grand culinary happening to lift the lid. The Josephine on Napoleon is the name for the new event venue now open in...

There are five challengers to incumbent Sheriff Susan Hutson in this year’s race to head the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office this year. Whoever wins will be tasked with managing and operating the city’s correctional facilities, providing security and support to the criminal courts and enforcing civil court orders.

Two people were injured when a suspect driving a stolen ambulance ran a red light and crashed into them during a police pursuit in Louisiana Thursday night, authorities said. New Orleans Emergency Medical Services said one of its ambulances, which was unoccupied at the time, was stolen from the 5900 block of Read...

New Orleans Police have made significant gains in solving murder cases. “We average, right now, 75 percent clearance,” New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. “For every four perpetrators, three have been held accountable.”

Some streets just sit there. Then there are the ones that practically shout at you. Across America, vibrant thoroughfares showcase the artistic soul of communities through murals, painted buildings, and creative installations. These aren’t your typical tree-lined boulevards. Below are the neighborhoods where color...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Just four days after Carl Morgan, a father and sous chef at Brennan’s, was shot and killed in a carjacking while picking up his child from daycare in Mid-City, his kitchen family honored his memory in the most fitting way they could — through food.