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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

NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans mother who family say was shot while her three children were in the home has become the ninth women to be killed in the city in the past six weeks. On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, new information was released about the shooting.

New Orleans mother of three shot and killed, suspect is her boyfriend

Louisiana State

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

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

KENNER, La. — A good Samaritan helped Kenner Fire Department firefighters rescue several pets from a house fire Tuesday morning. The house in the 2400 block of Reverend Richard Wilson Drive also serves as a neighborhood daycare according to our partners at The Times-Picayune. Jonathan McCray was driving by...

"Grabbing them dogs" | Man helps rescue pets from a fire at a Kenner daycare

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

KENNER, La. — A man driving past a fire at a Kenner home stopped to rescue those inside. Thanks to his and others' selfless heroism, more than a dozen people are safe. Jonathan McCray says he's far from a hero, but the man who refuses to be called a hero, did something very heroic.

"I just ran in there" - bystander pulls people and pets out of burning Kenner house

Jefferson Parish, LA

Metairie, LA

METAIRIE, La. — Monday, the Jefferson Parish Fire Department remembered their district chief who lost his battle against cancer. Jimmy Schexnayder died in Houston while undergoing cancer treatment at MD Anderson. Monday afternoon first responders held a procession as his body was returned. Jimmy Schnexnayder was a very special...

Community honors longtime Jefferson Parish District Fire chief

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

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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Houston, TX

HOUSTON — A man accused of fatally shooting a waiter outside of Mandina's Restaurant in New Orleans has been linked to the shooting death of a 15-year-old in Houston, police say. The Houston Police Department said 22-year-old Kyron Keith Fazande has been charged with murder in connection with a...

Accused Mandina's shooting gunman linked to teen's death in Houston a week later

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating after a 17-year-old male was shot while driving on Interstate 10 in New Orleans. It happened at about 8:13 p.m. Sunday night on I-10 East near Elysian Fields Avenue, according to an NOPD report. Police say the victim was...

NOPD: Teen shot while traveling on I-10E

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

Houma, LA

NEW ORLEANS — Do your legs ache, cramp, or swell? There is a condition that you may have that millions in the U.S. have been living with for years, that is being misdiagnosed. And it's a condition that can, in many cases, be easily treated, and people worldwide are...

Treatable leg vein conditions often go undiagnosed

NEW ORLEANS — An Orleans Justice Center inmate died Sunday afternoon, after he was found unresponsive in his cell early Friday morning, according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. The man died at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. The cause of death has not been released, although an OPSO...

Man dies after found unresponsive inside Orleans Justice Center, OPSO says

Gretna, LA

GRETNA, La. — When you visit Google.com, you're greeted with the iconic red, blue, yellow and green letters that spell 'Google.'. Sometimes the word features art commemorating a special holiday, person or event. On June 6th, we'll learn if a Gretna student's artwork could grace the site. At 13...

Gretna student places in national Doodle for Google competition

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

NEW ORLEANS — Our partners at NOLA.com report that Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams is considering throwing his hat into the Louisiana Governor's race. Williams said he is thinking about making a run after numerous attacks against him and 'his city' by Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial frontrunner Jeff Landry.

Orleans DA Jason Williams reportedly considering bid for governor

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New Orleans family says their apartment is falling apart and is demanding action

NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans family says they're fed up with false promises they say continual maintenance issues at their apartment have all come to...

New Orleans family says their apartment is falling apart and is demanding action

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