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Kenner, LA

New Orleans, LA

NEW ORLEANS — Heads are rolling at the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, with four high-ranking employees being told they are out of a job amid long-standing turmoil inside the office, according to multiple sources inside and outside the sheriff’s office. Some of those contentious issues were uncovered...

Orleans sheriff getting rid of 4 top assistants

NEW ORLEANS — Title fraud has become big business in the New Orleans area. So much so, local clerks of court are rolling out fraud alert systems to crack down on the crime. The programs seek to help prevent the type of real estate scam that cost a New Orleans man the house he and his late mother owned in the Bywater.

Real estate scam costs New Orleans man his home

NEW ORLEANS — A judge in Orleans Parish determined that a second teen accused in the brutal carjacking and death of Linda Frickey is competent to stand trial. Mar’Qel Curtis, 16, is the second teen of the four teens accused to be found competent by a court-appointed psychiatrist. The psychiatrist testified that Curtis understood the consequences he faces at trial.

Second teen accused in deadly carjacking of Linda Frickey competent to stand trial

NEW ORLEANS — For Ian Wilson it was a typical workday. His commute began in Algiers shortly before 8 a.m. Wilson said he was near General DeGaulle and Shirley Drive when he noticed a black SUV. “The whole time through the light they were just blaring on their horn...

Witness recounts terrifying morning commute during shooting, chase on CCC

NEW ORLEANS — Three men arrived at the hospital with gunshot wounds and now the New Orleans Police Department is investigating what happened. Police say at about 6:15 pm Wednesday, three male victims with gunshot wounds to their bodies arrived at local hospitals, each arrived by a private vehicle. Their condition is unknown at this time.

Three gunshot victims arrive at the hospital, NOPD investigates

Thibodaux, LA

Lockport, LA

LOCKPORT, La. — Authorities in Lafourche Parish say a former mayor of Lockport was arrested on Tuesday, accused of falsifying community service reports while in office. According to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, 73-year-old Edward Reinhardt is accused of falsifying community service documents for several individuals beginning in 2019. Reinhardt reportedly signed paperwork falsely claiming that court-ordered community service hours had been completed.

Former Lockport mayor arrested, accused of malfeasance in office

Jefferson Parish, LA

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — A new real estate scam where scammers steal the title of vacant lots from property owners is sweeping across the country. A spokesperson for Jefferson Parish says title fraud, specifically title theft, occurs when someone uses a fake identity to transfer ownership of a legitimate property owner’s property title to their name and then uses the fake title to, mortgage the property as security for a fraudulent loan.

Jefferson Parish homeowners: This new tool can prevent property title theft

NEW ORLEANS — Many voters in New Orleans are receiving a flyer concerning Judicial candidate Diedre Pierce Kelly, who is running against Simone Levine and Leon Roche for Criminal District Court Judge. On that mailing is the WWL-TV logo and a reference to a story WWL-TV reported about Ms....

WWL-TV statement on flyer in Orleans judicial race

Slidell, LA

SLIDELL, La. — Four parents are suing former Lakeside Christian Academy headmaster John Raymond for the alleged minor abuse of four children, three of which occurred in 2022 and one of which occurred between 2016 and 2017, according to court documents. Court documents said that Raymond, who was also...

School headmaster sued by parents after they say he taped their kids' mouths shut

SLIDELL, La. — Authorities say a 13-year-old Slidell-area junior high student is facing terrorizing charges after reportedly posting threats directed at a school over the weekend. According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, school administrators from Clearwood Junior High School contacted the sheriff’s office on Saturday after being...

13-year-old facing terrorizing charges after threatening Slidell school

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a homicide where a woman was killed and her body was dumped in a canal near Florida Street and New Orleans Street, according to an NOPD spokesperson. The NOPD said they were notified of this homicide at around 2:11...

NOPD investigating Sunday afternoon homicide in New Orleans

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 a short period of time. The first shooting happened Sunday around 10:00 pm in the 2400 block of North Villere Street. Responding officers...

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

Arabi, LA

ARABI, La. — Today marks one year since a deadly tornado tore through Arabi. The EF-3's destructive path started on the West Bank before crossing the Mississippi River. It then slammed Arabi and parts of New Orleans East. If you visit the Arabi neighborhood today, you'll still find foundations...

Arabi residents reflect on one-year anniversary of deadly tornado

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans City Council Vice President Helena Moreno is asking for an update on the progress and work of the Violent Crime Reduction Task Force that was established by New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell in January, according to a letter. Mayor Cantrell had established the task...

Councilwoman Moreno asking for update on NOPD task force after "60-day mark" passes

Saint Tammany Parish, LA

Lacombe, LA

LACOMBE, La. — The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal shooting Saturday morning that lead to the death of a man in the Lacombe area, according to a press release. STPSO said that they received a 911 call reporting a person lying in the roadway in...

Man shot and killed Saturday morning in Lacombe

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 in New Orleans. The New Orleans Fire Department says firefighters responded to a hazardous materials incident under a bridge in the 6000 block...

Four workers hospitalized after chemical leak under Woodland Bridge

BATON ROUGE, La. — The signatures in the effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell are counted and delivered to the Governor’s Office in Baton Rouge according to the Orleans Parish Registrar of Voters. Staff members delivered boxes of certified recall petition signatures Tuesday morning. The Registrar...

New Orleans mayor recall signatures delivered to Governor’s Office

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Kenner man convicted again in retrial of killing, dismembering, and disposing body of rival lover

KENNER, La. — For the second time, a Jefferson Parish jury found Viusqui Perez-Espinosa guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s new lover, Ives Alexis Portales-Lara, dismembering his...

Kenner man convicted again in retrial of killing, dismembering, and disposing body of rival lover

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