Louisiana Lands 2 Spots on Most Haunted Places in America List
The crew over at howstuffworks.com has put together their list of "The 10 Most Haunted Places in America", and Louisiana has not one, but two spots on their list.
Liz Murrill accuses New Orleans criminal clerk candidate of misrepresenting case
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill criticized Clerk of Criminal Court candidate Calvin Duncan on Tuesday, after incumbent Clerk Darren Lombard accused Duncan of misleading voters last week about how his murder conviction was vacated. In a letter to Duncan on Tuesday, Murrill accused him of making statements about...
New Orleans Police Seek Public Help to Identify Suspect in $21K Check Fraud Attempt...
The New Orleans Police Department is seeking public assistance in capturing a suspect involved in an attempted fraud incident that transpired yesterday afternoon. The NOPD reports that the individual attempted to cash a fraudulent check valued at over $21,000 at a financial institution located on the 1900 block of...
Brennan’s chef shot and killed during carjacking, coworkers say. ‘A tremendous loss.’
A New Orleans man who was shot and killed in a Tuesday carjacking as he picked up his young son from a Mid-City nursery was "a devoted father, a respected chef and an excellent team member," according to restaurateur Ralph Brennan. "Carl Morgan ... brought an energy to our kitchen...
NOPD Chief: Meetings set to coordinate National Guard deployment
New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick confirmed Thursday that meetings will be held soon on how a National Guard law enforcement deployment to the Crescent City would work.
2 arrested in Bourbon Street shooting that killed Chicago tourist, wounded 3 others
New Orleans police have arrested two suspects in the Bourbon Street shooting that killed a Chicago woman visiting New Orleans with her family and wounded three other people. Mekhi Jarius Andry, 20, was arrested early Tuesday in Metairie as a fugitive and booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center, jail...
New Orleans levee police creating SWAT-style team with semi-automatic rifles. Critics are concerned.
New Orleans’ levee authority is starting a special police unit armed with semi-automatic rifles and trained in SWAT tactics, according to an internal memo and agency officials, a change it says is needed to professionalize the force, but which watchdogs call concerning. The first phase of training for the...
Neighbors shaken after deadly carjacking outside Canal Street daycare
NEW ORLEANS — A deadly carjacking outside a Canal Street church and nursery has left neighbors shaken and police calling for more community help in fighting violent crime. Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to reports of gunfire and found a man fatally shot in the parking lot of a church at 3401 Canal Street....
25 Signs You’re Not Tough Enough to Live in New Orleans
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New Orleans man arrested for punching 75-year-old apartment owner, causing brain bleeding
A New Orleans man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly punching a 75-year-old apartment manager, leaving the older man with brain bleeding and bruising. Hakeem Joseph, 32, was arrested Wednesday afternoon and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish prison on a count each of second-degree battery and cruelty to the...
