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Slidell man killed in car crash on westbank of Jefferson Parish
NINE MILE POINT, La. — A Slidell man was killed in a one-car crash on the west bank of Jefferson Parish late Tuesday night, according to the sheriff's office. The crash occurred around 11:30 p.m. near Nine Mile Point Road and Seven Oaks Boulevard. According to the sheriff's office,...
Jefferson Parish launches new effort to combat drug overdoses
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — Jefferson Parish is opening a Narcan distribution site in different locations to combat drug overdoses. Narcan, also known as naloxone, is designed to rapidly reverse the life-threatening effects of an overdose from opioids, including heroin, fentanyl and prescription opioid medications. Every Thursday, anyone over the...
Family feels killing of Brittany Ussin points to a bigger problem leading to violence
NEW ORLEANS — Under the setting sun in Algiers Monday evening, a video posted to social media shows a fight that turned deadly on Ptolemy Street, next to McDonough Playground. Twenty-seven seconds after the fight started you can hear what sounds like a gunshot. Brittany Ussin, 25, was shot....
Warmer, more humid, and breezy days coming in your New Orleans weather forecast
Warming up and turning more humid with breezier days ahead in the New Orleans weather forecast. There could be some patchy fog, especially over the Northshore by Thursday morning. Low temps won't be as cold but still cool in some spots with it being as cool as 59. We'll see...
Cops looking for car that hit and killed woman on I-10 service road
NOPD is aslking for help finding a hit and run driver in a deadly collision. “New Orleans Police are asking the public’s assistance with locating a vehicle wanted in connection with a fatal traffic crash,” investigators said in a news release.
NOPD reassigns officer Jeffrey Vappie in light of new investigation
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department has confirmed to WDSU that Ofc. Jeffrey Vappie is being reassigned pending a new investigation surrounding his personal time with Mayor LaToya Cantrell. It comes less than a week after Supt. Anne Kirkpatrick confirmed to WDSU that a formal investigation into...
Doorbell video captures man robbing construction workers
NEW ORLEANS — Monday afternoon, Michael and Earl Benjamin-Robinson were inside their home in Gentilly, going about their day as usual, with no idea what was taking place right on their doorstep. “I went downstairs, and they said we’ve just been robbed,” Benjamin-Robinson said. Chilling doorbell video...
The Rolling Stones set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024, opening Thursday
It looks like the third time is the charm as the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival prepares, again, for The Rolling Stones to perform. The festival, which spans two weekends, is set to open Thursday with dozens of acts playing daily on 14 stages spread throughout the historic Fair Grounds race course. The Stones play next Thursday, May 2, tickets for which have long been sold out. In 2019, festival organizers thought they had landed the legendary rock band, but the appearance was canceled because lead singer Mick Jagger had heart surgery. They tried again in 2021,...
Woman shot dead near McDonough Playground identified by New Orleans coroner
A woman who was killed in a shooting across the street from an Algiers playground earlier this week was identified by the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office Wednesday as 25-year-old Brittney Ussin. Ussin was declared dead at a local hospital Monday after she was shot in the 300 block of Ptolemy...
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