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New Orleans, LA

Washington Parish, LA

WASHINGTON PARISH, La. — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) New Orleans is offering a reward of up to $10k for information on a series of 'suspicious fires' in Washington Parish 'during the past several years,' according to a press release. "Over the past several years,...

ATF Bureau offering $10k reward for information on suspicious Washington Parish fires

Texas State

Baton Rouge, LA

A Week of Violence: Louisiana witnessed a shocking 40 shooting incidents over the 7 days, May 29 to June 5, 2022. As America marked the ceremonial start of Summer last year with pool parties and barbecues, the nation marked a grim milestone: 1,000 shootings in 7 days, according to an analysis of shooting data from the National Gun Violence Archive by WWL-TV and its parent company, TEGNA.

She came to see her grandson graduate; she left in an ambulance and died at the hospital

NEW ORLEANS — The man accused of killing a waiter outside of Mandina’s Restaurant is now back in New Orleans. Kyron Fazande, 22, was extradited from Texas and booked into the Orleans Justice Center on Monday. Fazande faces a Second-Degree Murder charge in the fatal shooting of Hilbert...

Mandina’s Restaurant murder suspect extradited from Texas to New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — Darria Sails-Donald did some laps in the pool Monday, wrapping up a morning summer camp with her students from Hollywood Diamond Dancers. “We have a lot going on with our youngsters, so we try to make sure they get everything they need and that’s going on field trips, keep them motivated, keep them occupied,” Sails-Donald said.

NORD pools reopening for summer in limited capacity due to understaffing

Jefferson Parish, LA

Metairie, LA

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — A house in Metairie which caught fire on Sunday, rekindled early Monday morning forcing firefighters to return to extinguish the remaining smolder. The home in the 600 block of Lake Avenue, caught fire Sunday evening and Jefferson Parish firefighters arrived on the scene to battle the blaze.

Firefighters battled 5 fires across Jefferson and Orleans parishes within 48 hours

Fontainebleau, FL

MANDEVILLE, La. — People with limited mobility can now get out on hiking trails and explore the beach at Fontainebleau State Park. It’s the first state park in Louisiana to get an all-terrain wheelchair. Beth Giacone was one of the first to try it out, allowing her to...

All-terrain wheelchair now available at Fontainebleau State Park

Marrero, LA

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — Detectives with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating two homicides that happened Saturday on the Westbank. The first homicide happened at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the 1900 block of Melba Place in Marrero. According to a sheriff’s office report, deputies were dispatched...

2 men killed in 2 homicides on the Westbank, JPSO reports

NEW ORLEANS — Two New Orleanians who survived the Holocaust helped to preserve a significant part of Jewish history by taking part in a project to restore a historic Torah. Anne Levy and Lila Millen, sisters who escaped the Warsaw Ghetto and survived by being hidden by non-Jewish families, took part in that restoration project on Sunday, by each writing a letter in that Torah at the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in downtown New Orleans.

Holocaust survivors preserve Jewish history by writing in The Survivor Torah in New Orleans

Washington State

Bogalusa, LA

BOGALUSA, La. — A man visiting from Honduras drowned Sunday in Bogalusa, according to the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office. He was identified by the coroner as 24-year-old Oscar Molina Torres. Torres was at White Sands Lake Day Beach, when he reportedly had been submerged in the water and...

Man visiting from Honduras drowns in Bogalusa

NEW ORLEANS — About 20 kids, ages 9 to 13 from Harrell Playground in the Carrollton neighborhood posed for pictures on the steps of New Orleans Criminal Court. With them, Judge Calvin Johnson, who spent more than an hour talking with them about courtroom procedures, the law and what led him to a 33-year career on the bench.

New Orleans Judge kicks off summer camp to help Carrollton kids pursue their dreams

NEW ORLEANS — Flames engulfed a duplex on Marais Street early Monday morning. What’s left are mere remnants of a home. Residents believe lightning struck the side of the home and cause an electrical fire to begin, which then swallowed the rest of the home. Lawrence Winchester was...

Several fires ignite within hours in Orleans, Jefferson, displacing several families

MARRERO, La. — A man is dead after a shooting in the 1900 block of Melba Place in Marrero Saturday, according to a press release from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. The release said that deputies arrived at the residence and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Shooting in Marrero leaves man dead, Sheriff says

Denham Springs, LA

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. — The Denham Springs Officer who was wounded in a May 11 shootout at a shopping center has succumbed to his injuries, according to our partners at WBRZ.com. Cpl. Shawn Kelly as well as officers from other local, state and federal agencies had responded to a...

Denham Springs officer wounded in May 11 mall shootout dies

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane season is nearly here, and while New Orleans is no stranger to hurricanes, we can never be too prepared. “We are prepared no doubt about that but I will say, although experts anticipate a normal hurricane season it only takes one storm to make it an active season,” Mayor Cantrell said.

New Orleans begins preparations for Hurricane season

NEW ORLEANS — Friday – New Orleans police arrested Lostin Lee in connection with the shooting death of a woman in the 3800 block of General Taylor in the Broadmoor neighborhood. She was also 34 years old. According to police, Lee initially reported the shooting, was detained, transported...

Woman shot and killed in New Orleans hours before National Gun Violence Awareness Day

NEW ORLEANS — 22 people are displaced after a fire ripped through a Mid-City neighborhood, the New Orleans Fire Department said. The fire started around 6 a.m. on Sunday near South Solomon and Ulloa Street. On Sunday evening, friends and family were salvaging what was left of Desiree Andrews'...

Sunday morning fire displaces 22 people in Mid-City

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Governor Edwards reacts to failed recall attempt of Mayor Cantrell

NEW ORLEANS — It was the most asked question in New Orleans these past six months. Did recall organizers have enough signatures to recall Mayor Latoya...

Governor Edwards reacts to failed recall attempt of Mayor Cantrell

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