Louisiana State

New Orleans, LA

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

NEW ORLEANS — 94-year-old Idell Hamilton is home. But it's not her home. She's the primary caretaker for her 75-year-old disabled son Earl. The pair were inside their Mid City house on South Solomon Street Sunday when a fire ripped through. "I didn't want to be trapped in there,...

94-year-old and her disabled son rescued from burning home in Mid City

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

Metairie, LA

METAIRIE, La. — It started with a car, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says was stolen out of New Orleans, it ended with a teenager dead. Sheriff Joe LoPinto says a deputy shot and killed an 18-year-old suspect in a shooting, when he tried to escape. The scene is outside the apartment of an 18-year-old wanted in connection with a shooting in New Orleans.

18-year-old shot and killed by Jefferson Parish deputy in Metairie

Kenner, LA

KENNER, La. — Two women are in the hospital, fighting for their lives, after crashing through a metal barrier and landing in a Kenner canal. Police are still searching for answers to what happened Thursday night. Both neighbors and police tell us this is not the first time some...

Vehicle crashes into Kenner canal, two women in critical condition rescued

Texas State

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

Jefferson Parish, LA

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

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

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

Grand Isle, LA

GRAND ISLE, La. — Grand Isle State Park has reopened, nearly two years after Hurricane Ida raked the barrier island and destroyed much of its infrastructure. “This is a big step in our recovery and just in time for locals and visitors to enjoy for the summer,” Grand Isle Mayor David Camardelle said in a statement. “The state park plays a major role in our local economy as an RV park and campground for those visiting the state park and island. We are thrilled to have it back.”

Grand Isle State Park reopens nearly 2 years after Hurricane Ida

NEW ORLEANS — Navigating New Orleans is hard enough as it is. The streets are riddled with potholes and uneven sidewalks can sneak up on you. So, imagine if you were getting around in a wheelchair. Mark Raymond Jr., CEO of The Split Second Foundation, showed City councilmember Helena...

Not so easy to do: N.O. streets hard to handle, so imagine doing so in a wheelchair

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 — 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 — 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

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 — Trader Joe's is planning to open its first store in New Orleans next year, according to our partners at The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate. The California-based grocery chain would open late next year on Tulane Avenue. The store would be 13,000 square feet and have more than 100 parking spaces. This is the same size as the Trader Joe's in Metairie on Veterans Memorial Boulevard, which opened in 2016.

Trader Joe's planning to open a store in New Orleans

Lafourche Parish, LA

Larose, LA

LAROSE, La. — Lafourche Parish detectives were able to recover over $122k for a Larose woman who had fallen prey to a phone scan, according to a press release from the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's office. Earlier in May, detectives opened an investigation after hearing from a Larose resident that...

Lafourche detectives recover over $122k for phone scam victim

Ponchatoula, LA

PONCHATOULA, La. — A Ponchatoula High School freshman has won the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Louisiana's First Congressional District, according to a press release from House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's (R-La.) office. JLynne Hamberger's winning artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year alongside the...

Ponchatoula High Schooler's award-winning art piece to be displayed in U.S. Capitol

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Four workers hospitalized after chemical leak under Woodland Bridge

NEW ORLEANS — Four Louisiana transportation department workers were hospitalized Wednesday after they ruptured a drum of acid that was illegally dumped under the Woodland Bridge...

Four workers hospitalized after chemical leak under Woodland Bridge

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