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Man shot multiple times to death on Constance Street, Police say
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a homicide in the 2000 block of Constance Street Sunday night. NOPD officers responded to the scene at around 8:27 p.m. on Sunday night and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. The man died at the scene, according...
FOUND SAFE: non-verbal 8-year-old reported missing from Covington
COVINGTON, La. — Eight-year-old Jett Gremillion has been found and is safe, Louisiana State Police said Monday morning. The Level II Endangered/Missing Child Advisory for him has been canceled. -Original Story Below- Authorities are asking for the public's help to find a missing 8-year-old who they say was taken...
Teenage girl dies after being shot in New Orleans, man arrested
NEW ORLEANS — A young girl was shot and killed in the 8000 block of Curran Boulevard Sunday afternoon, according to a press release by the NOPD. Officers responded to the shooting at around 1:41 p.m. on Sunday, according to a press release. The juvenile female victim died at...
JPSO police chase ends with crash near preschool in Old Metairie
METAIRIE, La. — A police chase through Old Metairie in Jefferson Parish ended with a crash near a preschool. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has not said what led to the police chase which happened early Thursday morning. According to the sheriff's office, deputies chased a black Ford F-150...
Police chase ends with a car crashing into a preschool
METAIRIE, La. — A police chase in Jefferson Parish Thursday morning ended in a car crashing into a Metairie preschool. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says deputies spotted a car that had been reported stolen out of New Orleans. They attempted a traffic stop, but the driver sped off. Officers chased the truck to a dead end street on Metairie Ave and Hesper Ave.
Gonzales police arrest eight suspects after chase; four from Metro New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Police in Gonzales arrested eight suspects Thursday night, four of whom are from the New Orleans Metro Area, in connection with a manhunt traced back to Harrison County, Mississippi, according to our partners at WBRZ. The manhunt began after two of the suspects allegedly shot a...
One dead, one injured after two separate shootings in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating two separate shootings, one of which left a man dead on Wednesday afternoon. The NOPD was called around 4:02 p.m. to a reported shooting in the 5300 block of Marais Street. Initial reports said that a man had been shot in the chest.
Car stolen with 6-year-old girl inside in Chalmette
CHALMETTE, La. — Tuesday night a parent's worst nightmare came true. One minute their child was there and the next they weren’t. The parents of a 6-year-old girl went into Meraux Food Store on Paris Road in St. Bernard Parish, leaving her in the car. As they were finishing their shopping, just before 7 p.m., their car was stolen with their daughter inside.
Carjackers steal vehicle with small child inside in Chalmette
CHALMETTE, La. — The St. Bernard Sheriff's Office is investigating an attempted carjacking and an auto theft involving a small child Tuesday evening in Chalmette. Deputies responded to a call about an attempted carjacking near Buffon Street and East St. Bernard Highway where victims fled from two male perpetrators driving a silver 2019 Kia SUV.
Video shows LSU student leaving bar before alleged rape, deadly crash
BATON ROUGE, La. — A new video published Thursday shows Louisiana State University student Madison Brooks leaving a Tigerland bar shortly before authorities say she was raped and fatally struck by a car. The video, which was published by WBRZ-TV, reportedly shows Brooks leaving with four men outside of...
JPSO deputy shoots at suspects after a chase through Metairie
NEW ORLEANS — A Jefferson Parish Sheriff's deputy shot at two suspects following a traffic stop and brief chase through Metairie. It happened just after 10:00 Wednesday night when deputies tried to pull over a vehicle near North Arnoult and the South I-10 Service Road. The driver took off,...
Tweaks made to New Orleans bus routes by RTA
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) has announced some changes to its bus routes beginning this Sunday, January 29. The changes to some of the bus routes and schedules from the September 25th bus network redesign are based on rider feedback. The September redesign was the first major route overhaul since interim changes were made in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Attorneys doubt accuracy of LSU student's BAC after alleged rape, crash
BATON ROUGE, La. — Attorneys for three of the four men facing rape charges after an LSU student was fatally struck by a car say security and cell phone video from the night of the crash will prove that their clients are innocent. In a joint news conference on...
St. Bernard Parish man recounts moment guns were pointed at him
ST. BERNARD PARISH, La. — Imagine getting into your car and then seeing someone pointing a gun at you, well that happened to one St. Bernard Parish man. Then those criminals went on to steal a car with a child in the back. Barry Lemoine is a New Orleans...
Excitement in New Orleans East as Krewe of Nefertiti rolls for fourth time
NEW ORLEANS — Carnival season is in full swing with the Krewe of Nefertiti rolling through New Orleans East Sunday. The early heavy rain was gone in time for the parade with only a few light showers left. Plenty of people brought their umbrellas and didn't let it deter them.
New Orleans among cities seeing rise in car thefts, amid TikTok trend
NEW ORLEANS — The latest rash of car thefts in New Orleans are coming as. In surveillance video from early Sunday morning, you could see a man walk out of D.P. Dough on Decatur St. in Freret, immediately noticing something is wrong. He’s a DoorDash driver. He tries to...
Chewbacchus returns to St. Claude Ave, bringing back the crowds and business
NEW ORLEANS — Chewbacchus made its triumphant return to St. Claude Avenue Saturday. The parade was cut short just days before it rolled in 2022 due to an NOPD manpower shortage and COVID-19, but they wouldn't be held back again. "We worked without City Councilman Freddie King, and we...
Suspects in armed robberies near Tulane campus arrested
NEW ORLEANS — Two teenage suspects have been arrested in a string of armed robberies of Tulane students on January 15. The two suspects are juveniles ages 15 and 16, according to a press release from the Tulane University Police Department. Six people were robbed at gunpoint in two...
'We will rebuild' | Metairie's Ground Pat'i a total loss after 2-alarm fire
NEW ORLEANS — A favorite burger spot in Metairie will rebuild, according to the owner’s husband, after it caught fire Monday night. Jefferson Parish firefighters responded to Ground Pat'i Grille and Bar around 7 p.m. "Everything pretty much collapsed in here. They have to tear down the whole...
Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at local favorite Ground Pat’i in Metairie
NEW ORLEANS — The Ground Pat'i Restaurant on David Drive in Metairie caught fire Monday evening. The two-alarm fire broke out at about 7:05 p.m. and was under control by 9:15 p.m. according to reports. No one was hurt in the fire. According to Jefferson Parish spokesperson Gretchen Hirt,...
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