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CRIME & SAFETY
Woman delivering food carjacked in Algiers
New Orleans Police say attackers punched a woman after shoving her down Sunday in Algiers. Then, the took her car. “The victim was delivering food in the area when the suspects approached her pushing her to the ground and striking her…
17-year-old from Algiers dies after double shooting in Marrero
The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office has identified the teenager killed in a Marrero double shooting Saturday night. Dontrell Pierre, 17, of Algiers, died of his injuries after he was taken to University Medical Center in New Orleans, according to the agency. A 20-year-old man also injured in the shooting was...
Murder in New Orleans East leaves man dead
Cops were called to a shooting in New Orleans East Sunday morning just after dawn. “The NOPD is investigating a homicide that occurred in the 4500 block of Werner Drive,” Public Relations Specialist Kaitlin Rust Landry said in an email.
Missing in Houston: Beloved high school football coach Jon’al White vanishes after trip to Houston
The family of Jon’al White, a 34-year-old former high school football coach from New Orleans, is desperately seeking information about his whereabouts. Jon’al was last seen in June 2023 when he boarded a Greyhound bus from Ruston, Louisiana, to Houston, Texas, in search of job opportunities. Jon’al’s sister,...
New Orleans man convicted of killing couple in 2018 has sentencing pushed due to outburst in court
NEW ORLEANS — A man who was found guilty Friday of killing a New Orleans couple back in 2018 will be sentenced Tuesday following an outburst in court Monday. Kenneth Augustine was found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of Gregory Heisser and Darnisha Desilva.
Report: Human remains found in New Orleans canal near City Park
NEW ORLEANS - Some decomposing human remains were found in a New Orleans canal near City Park, officials told WWL. WWL reported that the New Orleans Police Department is investigating the death after officers were flagged down by fishermen who saw human remains just before 1 p.m. Saturday. The body...
Man found dead after Ninth Ward house fire
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A man was found dead inside his residence in the aftermath of a Lower Ninth Ward house fire Monday (May 20) morning. Firefighters say the body was found in the foyer area near the entrance of the home located in the area of Galvez Street and Fats Domino Boulevard.
2-year-old shot in New Orleans East
New Orleans Police say a two-year-old showed up at New Orleans East hospital late Friday night with a gunshot wound to the leg. Detectives later determined it happened in the 7800 block of Star Street, in Little Woods off Paris Road.
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