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Prosecutors with District Attorney Jason Williams’ office have filed a habitual offender bill that could send a convicted New Orleans shoplifter to prison for life for killing two teenage girls while trying to outrun law enforcement. Joneaka Smooth, 32, pleaded guilty in May to two counts of manslaughter, attempted...

It is a very good thing that the bogus criminal indictment of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has been dropped, but that doesn’t excuse one of the hardball tactics her defense lawyers employed in the meantime. Defense attorneys Blake Arcuri and Laura Cannizzaro Rodrigue demanded that special prosecutor Laurie...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - One of the New Orleans Police Department’s highest-paid officers has been fired following FOX 8’s months-long undercover investigation “Unchecked Overtime” that uncovered multiple potential payroll violations. Sgt. Henry Burke was issued his termination letter Thursday after the NOPD confirmed its

Seither's Seafood is heading back to Flavortown. The Harahan seafood restaurant will be featured Friday night on "Triple D Nation," a spinoff of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" that brings host Guy Fieri back to standout restaurants from the original series. Owner Jason Seither told WWL Louisiana that filming took place.

Xavier University of Louisiana is betting big on student housing, with a seven-story Residence Village that university leaders say will reshape the south edge of its Uptown campus and spill fresh energy into the adjoining Gert Town neighborhood. The project is set to add hundreds of on-campus beds plus new dining, stud

Hospitality design often leans into a destination’s most recognizable visual cues. In New Orleans, that can mean saturated colors, ornate detailing, or overt references to the city’s cultural iconography. For Charles & Julia, however, Anna Nicole Interiors chose a quieter approach. Located inside Hotel Perle, in a 1916

With more students arriving from beyond Louisiana, Xavier University is investing nearly $81 million in a new residential building designed to transform campus living and meet growing demand for housing. The seven-story Xavier Residence Village at 4700 Dixon St. will span about 225,900 square feet and provide 852 stude

The New Orleans FBI office responded to a suspicious item at its office on the lakefront Thursday. According to the FBI, a person arrived with a suspicious object at the FBI New Orleans Headquarters. The person was taken into custody without incident and the object was “rendered safe.”. According...

U.S. Marshals and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a New Orleans man wanted on a murder charge near Slidell Thursday morning. According to STPSO, 21-year-old Dennis Stewart was wanted on a second-degree murder charge in New Orleans. According to the NOPD, Stewart is accused in a deadly...

A Harahan seafood restaurant is returning to Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives."