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Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season

Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season. Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named storms More>>

NOPD investigating murder on I-10 Video included

New Orleans police are investigating a fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man.  The shooting happened around 4:45 on I-10 at the Broad Street overpass. More>>

DOTD considers rerouting traffic because of sinkhole

The Assumption Parish sinkhole may force drivers to find a new route. More>>

Senate rejects move to stop Common Core standards

The Louisiana Senate has killed a resolution that sought to keep the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called Common Core standards. More>>

New NOPD recruits go through their paces for first time in year Video included

For the first time in over a year, the New Orleans Police Department has launched a new recruit class.  The chief hopes it's the first of many. While the mayor says the department has turned the corner, others say much more manpower is needed.
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No rest at Odd Fellow's, maybe no more Video included

It's survived the test of time for over a century.  Now some say one historic cemetery in New Orleans runs the risk of becoming a public safety hazard.  While there's been no rest at Odd Fellow's, one local burial ground could soon get revived. More>>

Metairie woman pours boiling water on boyfriend

Police say 20-year-old Theresa Wood poured hot water on her boyfriend while he was sleeping. More>>

Sinkhole lawsuits to get class-action status

A federal judge in New Orleans says he will grant class-action status to four lawsuits filed over issues raised by the Assumption Parish sinkhole More>>

Mourners remember girl, 9, killed in Okla. tornado

Friends and family are attending funeral services for a 9-year-old girl killed by Monday's tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb More>>

Landrieu seeks to delay flood insurance increases

Sen. Mary Landrieu filed legislation this week to delay flood insurance increases for many residents and businesses in southern Louisiana that officials fear could begin skyrocketing at the end of the year More>>

Lee Zurik Investigation: Playing With Fire - Bud's money Video included

A loophole in the law allows the president of a local public board to put tens of thousands of dollars into his pocket every year.  He's essentially profiting from his volunteer public position indirectly. More>>

Special mass, blood drive held for shooting victims Video included

Whether they rolled up their sleeves or prayed, people gathered to do their part for the victims of the Mother's Day shooting. More>>

Bill setting guidelines for surrogate birth advances

The House has backed a proposal to create the regulatory framework for surrogacy births in Louisiana, edging the bill one step from final passage. More>>

Cut Off man charged with murder after shooting

"A Cut Off man has been charged with murder following an investigation into an early morning shooting on Wednesday." More>>

Exclusive: Sean Payton sits down one on one with Jennifer Hale Video included

After 17 seasons in the NFL, Saints head coach Sean Payton is experiencing a first. He opens up about that and more, including the plan for the Black and Gold's new 3-4 defense and how it could help improve More>>

Brutal attack in London heightens terrorism fears

Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver.
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Judge Marullo takes the bench after becoming carjack victim Video included

Veteran Criminal Court Judge Frank Marullo was on the bench dealing with accused criminals Wednesday after becoming a crime victim himself the night before. And the Sheriff's Office says two suspects in the case were just released the Electronic Monitoring Program on Monday. More>>

New Orleans pushes for Super Bowl 2018 Video included

Cities have to be invited to bid, and if New Orleans gets the nod it may be competing against cities like Atlanta, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Miami for the big game.
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Bayou communities give to Oklahoma relief Video included

Some residents and businesses mobilized their friends through social media to help gather relief supplies for tornado survivors. More>>

College tuition hike bills scrapped for session

Attempts to raise tuition at Louisiana's public colleges appear dead for the session, despite concerns about repeated rounds of cuts to schools. More>>

La. Senate committee votes to ban smoking near state buildings

A bid to ban smoking within 25 feet of the entrances to state-owned office buildings continued to advance Wednesday in the Louisiana Legislature. More>>

Suspect sought in Covington armed robbery

An armed robbery suspect used a taser device to subdue a woman as she walked to her car after leaving her place of employment More>>

New Orleans' Tropical Isle wins trademark infringement lawsuit

The owners of Bourbon Street's Tropical Isle have won a trademark infringement lawsuit worth $4 million. More>>

Mexican National arrested for killing 20-month-old baby

Lafourche investigators say the suspect, in the country illegally, has been charged with second degree murder of his girlfriend's baby. More>>

Test results up overall; voucher schools flat

State education officials say the number of Louisiana public school students performing at grade level nudged up from 68 percent to 69 percent in the latest round of standardized test scores. More>>

FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe

A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities at his home early Wednesday while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case. More>>

NOPD seeks stolen pig statue

The statue was stolen on the morning of May 1, 2013 during Jazz Fest weekend. More>>

Suspects wanted for robbing, beating a man in the CBD

The NOPD is searching for three suspects who robbed and beat a man on Carondelet Street Sunday morning More>>

Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion

The Oklahoma Insurance Department says a preliminary estimate suggests the cost of the tornado that hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore could be more than $2 billion. More>>

Chris Franklin: Storms today, but not as warm

Showers and storms headed into the area along a weak cold front. More>>

New Orleans fugitive arrested in California

California authorities report they have arrested New Orleans fugitive, Darnell Ellis, who is wanted on charges for drugs and gang activity. More>>

Lee Zurik Investigation: Full Senate to consider Galvan bill Video included

Lawmakers move one step closer to stripping financial control of the Coroner's Office from Dr. Peter Galvan, and the St. Tammany Parish coroner and many of his higher-paid staff could be close to getting their paychecks cut. More>>

Lafourche company announces major expansion plan

Governor Bobby Jindal joined area leaders at Nicholls State University Tuesday for a big announcement.  A company based in Lafourche Parish since the 1940's is planning a major expansion around the state.
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Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete

The fire chief in the Oklahoma City suburb raked by a massive tornado says the search for survivors and the dead is almost complete. More>>

Heart of Louisiana: Buggy racing Video included

There is a tradition in south Louisiana of Creole cowboys, skilled horsemen who for more than a century were driving cattle from Louisiana across the state of Texas. Those cattle drives are mostly gone now, but you can still find some of the cowboys racing horses and buggies around a dirt track near the tiny town of Oberlin. FOX 8's Dave McNamara is about to put you in the driver's seat in this edition of Heart of Louisiana. More>>

Suspect arrested for car dealership burglaries Video included

A businessman gets results, after making a public plea to help him find the man who he says ripped him off. More>>

Perricone: "I did nothing wrong" in anonymous commenting Video included

A former federal prosecutor tells a local community activist he's had enough of her comments. More>>

Senate defers gun bill ban on federal oversight

Senators postponed a vote Tuesday on a controversial bill that would prohibit enforcement in Louisiana of any federal bans on assault weapons, after opponents called the measure unconstitutional. More>>

Legislation targets new Planned Parenthood clinic

Lawmakers are looking for ways to create roadblocks for Planned Parenthood's construction of a new facility in New Orleans that would provide abortions in addition to other health care services for women. More>>

Total Artificial Heart patient is mobile and feeling well Video included

A 41-year-old man is living and breathing with a heart made of plastic. Alfred Williams received the first Total Artificial Heart transplant in the Gulf South three months ago at Ochsner.
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Mystery in the Marsh: Where are the bugs? Video included

Three years after the Gulf oil disaster, areas of the South Louisiana marsh fall silent.  Researchers expected the wildlife population to be impacted by oil in the first year and then bounce back. In some areas, that has yet to happen. More>>

Pelicans will draft 6th in next month's NBA draft

The NBA draft lottery took place Tuesday night in New York, with the New Orleans Pelicans hoping to make history by winning the first pick in next month's draft.  It was not to be.
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Tornado survivors in McNeill, Miss. rebuild, think about Oklahoma City

While the New Orleans area isn't spared of tornadoes, it rarely sees storms as powerful as the one that hit near Oklahoma City. But five months ago, people in nearby McNeill felt the brunt of an EF-3 tornado.
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No charges brought against 15-year-old driver involved in deadly crash

State Police continue their investigation into a deadly accident involving a 15-year-old girl who was driving without a license and transporting three younger siblings, most of whom did not have on seat belts.
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Local Red Cross, Salvation Army volunteers help OKC survivors

Red Cross volunteers from south Louisiana have mobilized to provide emergency aid to tornado victims. More>>

La. drivers can't tweet or post to Facebook

Motorists in Louisiana will have to add tweets and Facebook updates to the list of activity banned while driving, in addition to texting. More>>

NWS upgrades Oklahoma twister to EF-5, strongest on scale

Spokeswoman Keli Pirtle said Tuesday the agency upgraded the tornado from an EF-4 on the enhanced Fujita scale to an EF-5 based on what a damage assessment team saw on the ground. The weather service uses the word "incredible" to describe the power of EF-5 storms. More>>

The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area. NFL owners have voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game More>>

Bob's Battle: Breck finds out the effect of his cancer treatments Video included

All the weeks of Bob Breck's radiation therapy have come down to one moment. Blood test results reveal whether the treatments worked. More>>

Police: Kenner mom leaves infant in car while inside bar

Police say an intoxicated mom left her 3-month-old daughter inside of a parked sport utility vehicle while she socialized at a Kenner bar. More>>

Okla. governor: We will rebuild after tornado

Gov. Mary Fallin says an Oklahoma suburb that was devastated by a deadly tornado will be rebuilt. More>>

Senators reject new school funding formula

Senators have killed a $3.5 billion public school funding proposal submitted to lawmakers by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. More>>

Deputies investigate 2 slayings in Harvey

Jefferson Parish sheriff's detectives are seeking information about the deaths of a man found in a Harvey field and another man shot once in the chest inside his garage two miles away. More>>

Hospitals treat more than 200 after Okla. tornado

Hospital officials say they've treated more than 200 patients, including dozens of children, since a tornado ripped through suburban Oklahoma City. More>>

Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children. More>>

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    • Exclusives

    • A loophole in the law allows the president of a local public board to put tens of thousands of dollars into his pocket every year.  He's essentially profiting from his volunteer public position indirectly.
      A loophole in the law allows the president of a local public board to put tens of thousands of dollars into his pocket every year.  He's essentially profiting from his volunteer public position indirectly.
    • Lawmakers move one step closer to stripping financial control of the Coroner's Office from Dr. Peter Galvan and the St. Tammany Parish coroner and many of his higher-paid staff could be close to getting their paychecks cut.
      Lawmakers move one step closer to stripping financial control of the Coroner's Office from Dr. Peter Galvan, and the St. Tammany Parish coroner and many of his higher-paid staff could be close to getting their paychecks cut.
    • ● If you want the full Windows 8 experience on your non-touch, legacy PC, the answer is Logitech's new wireless touchpad.
      ● High-end point-and-shoot cameras thrive as low-end market erodes.
      ● If you want the full Windows 8 experience on your non-touch, legacy PC, the answer is Logitech's new wireless touchpad.
      ● High-end point-and-shoot cameras thrive as low-end market erodes.

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