Trial date set for trio accused in Super Bowl reporter’s death, scheme to rob tourists

A trial date has been set for a woman and two men charged with working together to drug and rob French Quarter tourists, a yearslong scheme that authorities allege resulted in the death of a Kansas City sports reporter who traveled to New Orleans to cover the 2025 Super Bowl.

Danette Colbert, 49, Rickey White, 35, and Christian Anderson, 33, will stand trial July 6 in Jefferson Parish’s 24th Judicial District Court on charges of manslaughter and racketeering, according to court records.

All three have pleaded not guilty…

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