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As of today, there are 28 missing Louisiana children listed with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The missing children span from 1971 to 2026. Cassandra Ann "Candy" Lalonde has been missing from Westwego, Louisiana (Jefferson Parish), since April 1, 1988. Her photo (above right) is shown

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police say they’ve arrested a suspect in the killing of Nicholas Dent. New Orleans police said they have arrested 20-year-old Marcus McDaniel in connection with the May 2, 2026, homicide that happened near West Laverne Street and Erin Drive in the Seabrook neighborhood of New Orleans East.

The soul of a dive bar is often found in scratched countertops stained by decades of smoke and pint glasses, the hum of neon signs and the regular who’s occupied the same stool for decades. Those kinds of details draw neighbors, college students and late-night workers alike into Snake...

There is a timeless feel at Casamento’s Restaurant, the tile-clad oyster mecca on Magazine Street that dates to 1919. But time is catching up, and it seems change is ahead. Among Casamento’s many quirks is an annual summertime closure, which is underway now. Regulars know to check if that summer hiatus has begun before

A man was arrested Friday in connection with the killing of a New Orleans bartender, who was the son of a former law enforcement officer, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Marcus McDaniel, 20, is accused of shooting 25-year-old Nicholas Dent to death on May 2 near the intersection...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Five Louisiana students are competing in the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The national spelling bee started in 1925 to promote literacy for students. The competition will feature 247 spellers from across the country. Five students from the Bayou State will be featured...

ALGIERS, La. (WGNO) — One day after a vehicle crashed into the Olive Branch Café, repair work was underway on Thursday, May 21. In the May 20 incident, the vehicle crashed through the building’s front wall. The driver of the vehicle and a couple of customers were taken to the hospital.

Community-driven dance music festival We Belong Here will bring a three-day experience to New Orleans’ Woldenburg Riverfront Park along the Mississippi River on November 13-15. We Belong Here is officially headed to New Orleans. The community-driven festival brand—known for its circular stage design, purple-neon aesthe

ELMWOOD, La (WVUE) - For nearly a decade, Elmwood shoppers have waited to see what would become of a vacant, grassy lot that once housed the area’s Kmart. The store’s closure and demolition left a massive hole in one of Jefferson Parish’s busiest corridors. “(I started to...

An Orleans Parish jury on Thursday night found Cache Shelton not guilty of second-degree murder in the December 2022 shooting death of her boyfriend, Nicolas Harrison, in a downtown New Orleans hotel room. The verdict was handed down about 9:30 p.m. Thursday, following four days of emotional and grueling testimony,...