Slidell, LA

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Jefferson Parish, LA

Olathe, KS

NEW ORLEANS — Jefferson Parish Deputies arrested a Kansas woman for biting and kicking Deputies as she was being removed from a Southwest Flight in New Orleans on May 29, according to a press release from JPSO. The press release said that 25-year-old Kamaryn Gibson of Olathe Kansas was...

Woman bit and kicked JPSO deputies while being removed from Southwest flight

Marrero, LA

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

Louisiana State

Covington, LA

COVINGTON, La. — The Covington Walmart Supercenter on Highway 190 will be closed until further notice after firefighters responded to a fire in the auto department Sunday night and two suspects were arrested. The fire started around 8:15 p.m. at the location in the 800 block of North Highway...

Teens arrested in Covington Walmart fire that could close store for a month

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

Texas State

New Orleans, LA

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 — 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

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 — 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

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

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

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 — 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 — 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

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

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

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 — 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

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

NEW ORLEANS — Jackie Jenkins Jr. moved to Debore Drive in November. A few weeks later he realized the backyard next door was overgrown and parts of the shed seemed broken. “The back of the yard is like it’s grass and trees higher than two times my height and there’s possums and other stuff crawling on top of the patio or the car port here,” Jenkins Jr. said.

Man fights against blighted backyard, unfinished streets in his neighborhood

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

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

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

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

KENNER, La. — In a touching tribute, a local artist painted a portrait of the 12-year-old boy who died when an ice cream truck crashed through his Kenner home. In the piece, he's dressed as a superhero. Javier Adrian Flores Fajardo loved school, soccer, and Superman. He's now a...

Local artist paints portrait of organ donor Adrian Fajardo as a superhero

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

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....

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

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