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New Orleans police seek person of interest in Elysian Fields Avenue shooting

BY MISSY WILKINSON | Staff writer
8 hrs ago

New Orleans police are asking for the public's help in identifying a person who fled the scene of a shooting last week in the Seventh Ward.

Man, teen boy wounded in West Lake Forest shooting, New Orleans police say

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
15 hrs ago

A man and a 17-year-old boy were wounded in a West Lake Forest shooting Sunday evening, according to the New Orleans Police Department.?

New Sheriff's Office patrol station to open in Slidell area

BY KIM CHATELAIN | Contributing writer
16 hrs ago

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office will open a patrol station in the Slidell area as part of the agency’s plan to improve response times, centralize manpower and increase visibility in th…

Two dead in separate Tangipahoa Parish crashes

BY TRISTAN BAURICK | Staff writer
Dec 3, 2023

Two people were killed in separate vehicle crashes over the weekend in Tangipahoa Parish.

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Man shot dead Saturday in Marrero

BY TRISTAN BAURICK | Staff writer
Dec 3, 2023

A man was shot dead Saturday evening in Marrero, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.?

As NOPD drones take to the skies, a concerned public weighs costs, benefits

BY MISSY WILKINSON | Staff writer
Dec 3, 2023

With input from the public and federal consent decree monitors, The New Orleans Police Department is hammering out policy for a petite-but-powerful tool whose capacity to improve public safety…

New Orleans toddler is twice hospitalized for ingesting drugs, so police arrest parents

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
Dec 2, 2023

Mother's attorney says her father claims the drugs

4th defendant sentenced in killing of Terrytown National Guard member

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Dec 1, 2023

Another member of the five-person crew charged with killing a Terrytown National Guard member during a robbery-gone-wrong pleaded guilty to his role in the homicide on Thursday, according to J…

3 sentenced in brutal double killing that shocked the northshore

BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer
Dec 1, 2023

Three people have been sentenced to decades in prison for their involvement in?a brutal 2018 double homicide in St. Tammany Parish in which the victims' bodies were hidden inside a submerged C…

18-year-old arrested in Lower Garden District shooting that killed one, wounded another

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
Dec 1, 2023

A teen was arrested Friday in connection with a Lower Garden District shooting that wounded one person and killed 18-year-old Kenneth Johnson.?

New Orleans murder suspect escapes in handcuffs after arrest in Canal Street killing

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
Dec 1, 2023

Two sheriff's deputies lose one suspect while chasing another, aiding victim

Family remembers Marrero grandfather, 69, killed in crash with Slingshot motorcycle

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Dec 1, 2023

Every day without fail, Michael McMillan, 69, set out for a walk in his Marrero neighborhood.

Two Covington men arrested in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol riots

By ALEX LUBBEN | Staff writer
Nov 30, 2023

Two men from Covington were arrested Thursday and accused of taking part in the?Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Metairie woman accused of sex with teen defied court order with secret meetups, police say

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Nov 30, 2023

A Metairie woman was ordered held in jail without bail after authorities say she violated a court protective order?— for the second time?— by reaching out to and secretly meeting up a 15-year-…

Two men killed in Marigny, Pines Village this week identified by New Orleans coroner

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
Nov 30, 2023

Two men who were killed in separate New Orleans shootings this week were identified by the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office Thursday as 33-year-old Kendall Hains and 22-year-old Ky'ree Thompson.?

These Louisiana leaders will form an unlikely alliance to tackle New Orleans crime

By JAMES FINN | Staff writer
Nov 29, 2023

For much of his eight-year tenure as state attorney general, and for months on the campaign trail this year, Gov.-elect Jeff Landry has railed against Democratic leaders in New Orleans, blamin…

3-wheel motorcycle slams into pedestrian, killing him in Marrero crash, JPSO says

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Nov 29, 2023

A woman driving a three-wheel motorcycle lost control of the vehicle Wednesday morning and hit a pedestrian at a Marrero intersection, killing him, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's …

New Orleans police arrest one in killing of man after Krewe of Boo! parade

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
Nov 29, 2023

A man was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with the French Quarter killing of 39-year-old Shawn Hubbard on the night of the Krewe of Boo! parade last month, according to the New Orlean…

Gov.-elect Jeff Landry names Louisiana State Police chief, puts spotlight on New Orleans crime

By JAMES FINN | Staff writer
Nov 29, 2023

In a splashy press conference on the field of the Caesars Superdome, Gov.-elect Jeff Landry on Wednesday named a new?head of Louisiana State Police?— and pledged to use the state's prosecutori…

Skimmers are targeting Louisiana food stamp cards. Here's how to protect your money.

BY ELLYN COUVILLION and TYLER BRIDGES | Staff writers
Nov 29, 2023

People who buy groceries through the federal food stamps program should change the PIN on their card after skimming devices were found in stores throughout Louisiana, the state Department of C…

Update: Allegations around wanted 'person of interest' caught on Bourbon Street cameras in dispute

BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer
Updated Nov 30, 2023

Authorities are looking for a man caught on surveillance cameras along New Orleans' Bourbon Street in connection with the alleged false imprisonment of a St. Bernard Parish woman later dropped…

Man shot dead Tuesday in Pines Village, police say

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
Nov 28, 2023

A man was shot dead Tuesday evening in Pines Village, according to the New Orleans Police Department.?

New Orleans DA Jason Williams talks about the Linda Frickey murder conviction

BY DAVID GRUNFELD | DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Nov 28, 2023

READ HERE: Family of Linda Frickey after guilty verdict: 'Now we feel like we can put Linda to rest.'

Orleans Parish jail guard brought in contraband, put 'hits' on inmates, authorities say

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
Nov 28, 2023

An Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office jail guard, who admitted to bringing contraband to the facility and putting "hits" on inmates to incite violence, was arrested Tuesday.?

Dad shot by mom's boyfriend during child custody exchange in River Ridge, JPSO says

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Nov 28, 2023

A dispute during a child custody exchange in River Ridge ended with gunfire Monday morning, leaving one man hospitalized and another in jail, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said.?

Family of Linda Frickey after guilty verdict: 'Now we feel like we can put Linda to rest.'

BY JILLIAN KRAMER | Staff writer
Nov 28, 2023

John Honore, 18, was convicted Monday of Frickey's second-degree murder.?

New Orleans police arrest man for murder in Marigny shooting that left one dead, two injured

BY MISSY WILKINSON and GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
Nov 28, 2023

Police have arrested a man they say instigated a shooting at the edge of the Marigny Monday afternoon that left three injured amid a hail of dozens of bullets.

Teen found guilty of second-degree murder of Linda Frickey

BY JILLIAN KRAMER | Staff writer
Updated Nov 27, 2023

Jury verdict comes after one-day trial in which? a defense lawyer admitted that John Honore, now 18, perpetrated the crime.