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Mandeville, LA

MANDEVILLE, La. — Authorities say the 'iconic' giant cow outside of Saia's Super Meat Market in Mandeville was stolen overnight in an unusual heist and left on the lakefront. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said the iconic cow, which usually sits outside the historic grocer and po-boy shop,...

Iconic Mandeville cow stolen in 'unusual heist'

Kenner, LA

KENNER, La. — The ice cream truck driver who crashed into an apartment, critically injuring a 12-year-old boy, was arrested Wednesday. 71-year-old Mechael Yousef Mansoor of Kenner was arrested for negligent injuring and reckless operation of a vehicle. The crash happened Saturday afternoon while 12-year-old Adrian Fajardo was playing...

Man arrested for driving Ice Cream truck into Kenner home, critically injuring child

MANDEVILLE, La. — On Monday, a Mandeville family woke up to a frightening situation. According to Mandeville Police, 28-year-old Darrin Cavalier was trying to use a machete and tools to break into the family's home. At the time, Tyler Morales' wife and his kids were inside. “My wife, three-year-old,...

Machete-wielding man who tried to get into Mandeville home had prior arrests

Thibodaux, LA

THIBODAUX, La. — The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a mass shooting that injured nine people Sunday night in Thibodaux. Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office spokesperson Captain Brennan Matherne confirms that seven people were injured by gunfire in the shooting that happened at a party around 9:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Hyland Drive in the Marydale neighborhood.

Nine people injured in mass shooting at a party in Thibodaux, Lafourche Sheriff reports

THIBODAUX, La. — Within three seconds of gunfire, seven individuals were shot and two others wounded at a Thibodaux graduation party on Sunday, according to a press conference by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office Monday afternoon. They are all expected to survive. Sheriff Craig Webre said the incident unfolded...

3 seconds of gunfire left 7 wounded at Lafourche graduation party

NEW ORLEANS — Imagine going out to pick up lunch at a local restaurant, and when you get inside you hear a loud boom. Then you go back outside to find your car crushed. That’s what happened in Kenner after one person says she gave Entergy warnings. The...

Entergy pole crushes car outside of Kenner restaurant

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Violet, LA

ST BERNARD, La. — You wouldn’t think that last week’s arrest of a Violet woman for attempted murder in a stabbing at an elementary school gym in lower St. Bernard Parish would sound alarms in the parish president’s office, but that’s exactly what happened. “I...

St. Bernard Parish changes policy after party stabbing at elementary school gym

KENNER, La. — Adrian Fajardo, the 12-year-old boy who was hit by an ice cream truck last Saturday while playing video games in his family's apartment, died Friday morning, according to a family GoFundMe page and Kenner police. The man driving the truck, Mechael Mansoor, 71, was arrested on...

12-year-old organ donor dies after being hit by ice cream truck

KENNER, La. — A 12-year-old boy was hospitalized Saturday after a speeding ice cream truck crashed into an apartment building in Kenner. Kenner Police investigators say the driver of the ice cream truck was speeding down Dartmouth Place when the driver ran a red light at Clemson Drive and through an apartment complex parking lot before crashing into an apartment building.

Child injured when speeding ice cream truck crashes through a Kenner apartment

KENNER, La. — A 12-year-old boy will save up to eight lives through organ donation. Adrian Fajardo was playing video games in his Kenner home when a speeding ice cream truck crashed into his home landing Adrian in the hospital and in critical condition. Thursday his family announced they...

Child will donate organs after ice cream truck crashes through Kenner apartment

Louisiana State

NEW ORLEANS — With Memorial Day Weekend approaching, one New Orleans man is urging folks to stay safe. Mark Raymond, Jr. said he was enjoying Fourth of July festivities on Lake Pontchartrain in 2017. “Having a lot of fun. Playing in the water. Cooking food on the boats," Raymond...

Boat accident survivor urges people to be safe

KENNER, La. — Today at Children's Hospital, a flag reading 'Done Vida,' Spanish for 'Donate Life,' was raised in honor of 12-year-old Javier Adrian Flores Fajardo. The child is donating his organs after suffering severe injuries from an ice cream truck that crashed into his home. "He was smart,...

Organ donor flag raised in honor of Adrian Fajardo at Children's Hospital

NEW ORLEANS — Two single mothers in New Orleans East said they're living with mold. Amid rising living costs, the women say they want to move but can't afford it. Harrika Esteen has been living at Chateau D' Orleans Apartments for five years. "The mold is in my dishwasher....

Mother says her apartment's mold damage cost her family $1,500

KENNER, La. — Surveillance footage shows an ice cream truck speeding before crashing into a child's bedroom in Kenner. He is critical and his family is asking for prayers for a miracle. Adrian Fajardo, 12, is hospitalized in Children's Hospital currently. His family said he is very intelligent and...

Kenner family praying for miracle after ice cream truck crashes into child

Grand Isle, LA

NEW ORLEANS — The body of the pilot of a small plane that crashed during a fish-spotting trip was recovered Thursday from the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot is believed to have been the only person aboard when the plane crashed on Wednesday. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.

Body recovered in Grand Isle after small plane crashes in Gulf of Mexico

KENNER, La. — A large fire at the Chateau Country Club in Kenner destroyed the club's golf cart facility Saturday night. The two-alarm fire was confined to the golf cart facility, according to Kenner Police Chief Mike Conley, who said the other buildings were not damaged and that there were no apparent injuries.

Fire at Chateau Country Club in Kenner destroys golf cart shack

NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans Department of Public Works (DPW) announced Friday that all school zone traffic cameras have been deactivated for the summer. School zone cameras were turned off Friday at 4:45 p.m. The cameras will be reactivated when the majority of schools start classes in August.

New Orleans deactivates school zone cameras for summer

California State

Metairie, LA

METAIRIE, La. — It's a treatment that's been around for more than 350 years, and for decades now, pressurized oxygen tanks are used to heal burns, snake bites, and diabetes skin ulcers. But what's still controversial is its use to heal injuries to the brain. But that is not...

'No hope to survive' - families put trust in Metairie doctor, treatments, to wake child's brain

NEW ORLEANS — LCMC Health’s lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to halt the Tulane University-LCMC purchase will now be heard by a federal judge in New Orleans instead of a judge in Washington D.C. A federal judge in Washington D.C. ruled that because the case...

Lawsuit over LCMC hospital merger will be heard by a federal judge in New Orleans

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2 killed, and 2 wounded in 4 separate shootings within 4 hours, NOPD reports

NEW ORLEANS — An understaffed New Orleans Police Department has its hands full investigating two homicides and two non-fatal shootings that happened across New Orleans within...

2 killed, and 2 wounded in 4 separate shootings within 4 hours, NOPD reports

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