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A pair of brothers from Algiers admitted to stalking and killing a man two years ago near a Gretna bus stop in revenge for an earlier stabbing, according to authorities. Junior Antoine, 20, and his brother, Maurrio Antoine, 21, agreed to plead guilty Thursday to manslaughter in the death of 47-year-old Ronald...

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office detectives have arrested a Harvey man in connection with a Marrero shooting that left one person injured. Demond Poole, 31, was booked Thursday with attempted first-degree murder, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and resisting an officer, according to authorities....

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An inmate who pleaded guilty in a murder plot took the witness stand Monday in the federal trial focused on staged 18-wheeler accidents in New Orleans, now in its third week. Personal injury attorneys Vanessa Motta and Jason Giles, along with their law firms and alleged...

A man who was shot dead in New Orleans East last week was identified by the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office Monday as 23-year-old Bobby Lavigne. Officers with the New Orleans Police Department said they found Lavigne and another victim wounded in the 7900 block of Chef Menteur Highway at around 10:40 p.m. on March...

A court watchdog group in New Orleans is speaking out against a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a mechanism to allow the Senate to remove a judge or a district attorney upon the recommendation of the governor. Jesse Manley, the interim executive director of Court Watch NOLA, says the problem he...

A nonprofit land trust on the West Bank working to preserve forested wetlands, recently earned national accreditation, a major milestone demonstrating the organization’s stability and longevity. The process through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission put Woodlands Conservancy through a third-party review of its...

In New Orleans, restaurants are rarely just places to eat. They are meeting points, memory keepers, and inherited spaces where families return again and again. Some dining rooms outlast trends, storms, and shifting tastes because they are anchored not only by recipes, but by people—the families who run kitchens and...

Last year, Uptown comedy club and coffee shop Sports Drink swung big for its first Toledano Street Comedy Festival. Organizers booked 70 comedians, both touring acts and locals, across four days at four venues along a stretch of Magazine Street. Sean Patton, Shane Torres and Dulcé Sloan delivered headlining sets,...

Over the last several years, issues surrounding Columbus Day have continued to stir debate. You have those who feel it should be replaced with a different Italian figure, such as Mother Cabrini. Others feel it should be completely abolished and replaced with Indigenous People’s Day. Still others say there’s no reason...

New Orleans (WGNO)- A strong line of storms is moving through the area early Monday. Threats include winds in excess of 40 MPH which could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Isolated severe storms with stronger gusts are still possible. Once the storm passes, skies will clear...