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Two Louisiana women have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of possession with intent to distribute several different drugs.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans now has new security leadership which will undergo a study of how the city’s safety apparatus works. New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno tapped former NOPD Chief Michael Harrison as Deputy Mayor of Public Safety. Harrison is replacing former Director of Public Safety and...

A series of copper thefts in Jefferson Parish have damaged as many as 300 streetlights, parish leaders say. The fix will take months and could be costly. About 70 of the damaged streetlights are on Earhart Expressway, a major artery connecting Jefferson Parish and New Orleans. Jefferson Parish Councilmember Bonano...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A New Orleans defense attorney is allowed to keep practicing law and run for judge despite court records indicating the FBI is investigating a claim by a former client that she defrauded his family. Court records filed last week provide the first indication that federal authorities...

The New Orleans Police Department has taken to social media to enlist the public's help in capturing a suspect charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Identified as Ronald Washington, a Black male born on May 6, 1981, the New Orleans Police Department's...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Family members of Daryl Scott, who was paralyzed in a 2019 shooting, spoke Tuesday following the sentencing of former teacher Angela Filardo. According to the family, the case began in March 2019 when Scott was confronted by Lynell Reynolds, who they say attempted to rob him. Scott’s relatives...

LOUISIANA — More than 5,000 customers were without electricity Wednesday morning following a power outage in Jefferson Parish. According to the outage map from Entergy, approximately 5,300 customers lost power around 9:30 a.m. in the Old Metairie area. Utility officials have not yet identified the cause of the...

A domestic violence suspect was hit by a train Tuesday afternoon in St. Roch while on the run from police, the NOPD said. Police responded to a report of a domestic battery in the Seventh Ward at around 3:30 p.m. When they arrived at the scene in the 2500 block of St. Anthony Street, the 35-year-old suspect fled.

While some may think of the term ‘affordable housing’ in a negative light, it’s important to define what the term actually means as more residents of New Orleans and Louisiana are being priced out

Four former Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office deputies accused of battering an inmate allegedly dragged the shackled man to a secluded part of the Old Parish Prison, where they punched, kicked and body-slammed him, according to OPSO. The incident started at around 9:20 a.m. on Nov. 6, when an inmate refused...