New Orleans LA

Just days before a long-awaited murder trial, a woman accused of killing her boyfriend in a downtown New Orleans hotel room is changing her plea — a move that’s likely to delay proceedings in a case reopened a year ago only after an investigation by WWL Louisiana. Court...

NEW ORLEANS — Dr. Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases, including people who’d been battling addiction for decades. Some were chronic-pain patients on high doses of opioids; others were sex workers and people living on the street. “Many of my patients are messy,...

A man was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 3, in connection with a shooting that injured two people, including a 4-year-old child.

In late November, people packed into Taqueria Guerrero in a show of support for its staff as the restaurant prepared to temporarily close during widespread anxieties over immigration enforcement sweeps in the New Orleans area. This week, fans of the Mid-City Mexican restaurant can welcome it back. Taqueria Guerrero...

James Jackson has been named principal of East St. John High School, bringing more than two decades of experience in education and school leadership to the St. John the Baptist […]

The man shot by a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputy Friday at an Elmwood apartment complex was wanted on charges that he battered his girlfriend in the same parking lot before leading the deputies on a brief chase two weeks earlier, according to authorities. SheardonAllen, 26, was being treated Monday...

The New Orleans coroner’s office identified the man killed in a Friday shooting outside of a gas station in Pines Village as 21-year-old Kendall Carter. New Orleans police officers were called to the Shell station in the 3900 block of Downman road after receiving reports of a shooting around 4:25 p.m. Crime scene...

For the second year in a row, Louisiana ranks at the very top of states losing population. There are tangible consequences that average citizens will see if this trend continues

The federal government minted its last penny about two months ago, but it will be decades before the penny becomes a rare coin. Newly confirmed U.S. Mint Director Paul Hollis from Mandeville says enough pennies have been minted to stack them to the moon and back. “There’s tons, I mean...

NEW ORLEANS — Police in New Orleans are investigating after a man arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound Sunday night. The NOPD said a shooting was reported in the 3700 block of Thalia Street. According to an initial police report, an adult male victim suffering from a...