CRIME & SAFETY
Stabbing at Orleans jail leaves inmate fighting for life
According to the New Orleans Police Department’s Major Offense Log, Tyjon Luque, 24, stabbed the victim multiple times in the head and in the body. The victim is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
One shot in Algiers, NOPD says
NEW ORLEANS — One person was shot Friday night in the 5700 block of Tullis Drive, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Officers said the call came in at 10:13 p.m. and confirmed the shooting at 10:35 p.m. NOPD said it was an "aggravated battery by shooting" and...
Massive dead alligator on median causes car to crash into Louisiana bayou
A massive alligator that died in a Chalmette median caused a multi-vehicle crash on Monday, ultimately leading one driver to swerve off the road and into a bayou. Kim Gritter, a spokesperson with the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office, said deputies were dispatched to the 5400 block of Paris Road at 6:30 a.m. Gritter couldn't release many details regarding the incident, but she confirmed that the alligator was not killed in the crash — it had already died.
Man hit by car, killed in the French Quarter, New Orleans police say
A man was struck by a vehicle and killed early Saturday morning in the French Quarter, the New Orleans Police Department said. Officers responding to a call at 3:14 a.m. at Decatur and Toulouse streets found the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver stayed at the...
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office makes arrest in deadly stabbing of New Orleans mother
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that a suspect is in custody in connection with the deadly stabbing of a New Orleans mother. Chief Deputy Jimmy Travis confirmed the suspect, Christopher Wilson, 31, was taken into custody after his bicycle got a flat tire in Natchitoches. According to Travis,...
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