Marrero Woman Guilty of Hunting Down Ex-Girlfriend, Shooting Her Dead in Metairie
A Jefferson Parish jury convicted 43-year-old Jakita Johnson-Nash of second-degree murder Friday, Oct. 23, for fatally shooting her ex-girlfriend, Charlene Jarreau, in December 2022. Jurors also found Johnson-Nash guilty of obstruction of justice and witness intimidation, but acquitted her of a second-degree kidnapping charge tied to a witness in the case.
4 arrested, 3 guns seized in Shreveport firearms investigation
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Three convicted felons are among four people arrested on gun charges after officers responded to a tip about illegal firearms at a Shreveport home Wednesday, Oct. 21. Members of the department’s Violent Crimes Abatement Team and Louisiana State Police responded to a Crime Stoppers tip. When...
City Council considers eliminating what could be New Orleans’ shortest, most confusing roadway
The sign marking Northline Street fell sometime last week. There it lay, beneath the telephone pole that once held it. It had been drooping precipitously and could have been rattled loose by a passing truck or pushed off its perch by a brisk October breeze. Or maybe the poor sign...
New Orleans’ costume-makers needed a fabric store. This performer opened one, in time for...
Before 10 a.m. on a recent morning, Dan’l Linehan was standing behind the counter of the fabric shop he’d opened in the Marigny, rolling a bit of bright purple fringe. In other words, he was exactly where he’d hoped to be — had dreamed of being — for years.
Two Tulane students discover new muscle attachment in the hip, ‘making a discovery like...
Dominic Roy and Cooper Bruce were two 19-year-old sophomores working for the summer at Tulane University’s cadaver lab a couple of years ago, studying a biometric tool that could create 3D digital scans of cadavers. They and lab director R. Shane Tubbs, a professor of neurosurgery, had never expected...
From father to son: Influential Louisiana church prepares for a new, but familiar, leader
The seeds of the Rev. Fred “Chip” Luter III’s journey to the leadership of one of the largest Baptist churches in Louisiana were planted at a Catholic high school. Luter was 16 and a student at Brother Martin High School in New Orleans. Though his father, the Rev. Fred Luter Jr., was the lead pastor at Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, the younger Luter wasn’t sure about making church work a family business.
Layla Kiffin opens Baton Rouge fitness studio near LSU campus. She’s hoping Louisianans will...
Layla Kiffin knew she wanted to find a wellness community in Baton Rouge when she moved from Los Angeles in early summer. She didn’t anticipate opening her own fitness studio. Kiffin, the 52-year-old ex-wife of LSU football coach Lane Kiffin, moved to the bayou state with her daughter and...
Baton Rouge blues legend Kenny Neal awarded Key to the City
BATON ROUGE — Blues musician Kenny Neal received the Key to the City on Saturday during the inaugural Capital City Music Festival at L’Auberge Casino & Hotel. Presented by Mayor-President Sid Edwards, the honor marks the 10th Key to the City awarded during Edwards' administration and recognizes Neal’s global musical career and lifelong dedication to Baton Rouge’s cultural heritage.
Lake Charles, LA Drought Alert Oct. 24-30: Extreme Fire Risk
Extreme drought develops in southwest Louisiana as dry vegetation increases wildfire concerns.
Marrero woman found guilty of hunting down ex-girlfriend, killing her in Metairie in 2022
A Jefferson Parish jury deliberated for about 90 minutes Friday night before finding Jakita Johnson-Nash guilty of fatally shooting her ex-girlfriend after chasing her for more than 30 minutes in Bunch Village in 2022, Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick's office said. Jurors rejected the defense's assertion that Johnson-Nash, 43,...
