New Orleans police confirmed 31-year-old Jenee Pedesclaux is the mother of a 4-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy she is accused of stabbing Sunday (Aug. 8) in their home in the 3100 block of Law Street.
Troopers along with local law enforcement will be patrolling school zones throughout the state, and speeding will not be tolerated while school zone speed limits are in effect.
Rapper Javorius Scott, better known as JayDaYoungan, was killed July 27 at age 24 in a Bogalusa double shooting that also wounded his father Kenyatta Scott Sr., police said.
According to the NOPD, Lamar Ford was in the 1300 block of Elysian Fields Avenue on Friday (Aug. 5), when a gunman stepped out of a vehicle and shot him several times.
As Louisiana’s insurance crisis deepens and residents search for answers in the face of rising premiums, the state is putting the blame squarely on the companies that have become insolvent and forced to leave the state.
In a case that Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams prosecuted himself, along with two other ADAs and a jury found Damond Scott guilty of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and obstruction of justice.
Surveillance video from a neighbor shows two burglars in hoodies who the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office believes are tied to 35 car break-ins Tuesday (Aug. 2) morning.
Mystikal, who grew up in New Orleans and now lives in Prairieville, is accused of attacking a woman, taking her keys and holding her against her will, according to an arrest warrant.
Woodfox and two other men became known as the “Angola Three” for their decades-long stays in solitary at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and other prisons.
The NOPD is asking for the public’s help with identifying a burglar dressed in a construction vest and hard hat that investigators say has been breaking into homes in the Lakeview and Lake Vista neighborhoods.
For nearly a decade, the New Orleans Police Department has operated under a federal consent decree agreement with the Department of Justice, with the decree governing systematic reforms at the department. Now, Mayor LaToya Cantrell plans to make the case for the consent decree to be ended, saying NOPD has fulfilled all necessary categories.
Before the city council voted on Ordinance 33,809, local advocates spoke out about their concerns with how the NOPD is now allowed to use facial recognition software.
Mayor Latoya Cantrell this afternoon outlined several steps which she hopes will help retain police officers, as she criticized public officials and the media.
A Houma man was arrested for allegedly catching too many sharks and having meth in his possession, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
The Coast Guard continues to monitor the clean-up efforts Thursday, Aug. 4, after oil was discharged from the WCC Energy facility in the vicinity of Frog Lake near Bayou Sorrel, Louisiana.
New Orleans traffic and municipal court is still out of commission after storms last Thursday (July 28) took part of the roof off the temporary building where judges have been working since Hurricane Ida.
A question and answer event at the University of New Orleans, focused on the state’s continuing homeowner’s insurance crisis, drew a large crowd as Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon fielded questions.
