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A LaPlace resident, Latricia Hope Haynes Moliere, age 50, has been indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for allegedly making false statements to the Small Business Administration and falsification of bankruptcy records. Moliere is accused of inflating her payroll expenses on a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application and concealing her receipt of PPP funds in a subsequent bankruptcy case, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (TCN) -- A 42-year-old man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for "brutally" stabbing and killing his 68-year-old neighbor in 2021. The Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office announced that on Oct. 9, a judge sentenced Jerry Gelpi to life in prison plus 40 years after a jury found him guilty of the first-degree murder of Charles Davis. Gelpi was also convicted of obstruction of justice for destroying evidence and will have to pay a $100,000 fine.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A man was shot to death in the St. Roch neighborhood, New Orleans police said Monday night (Oct. 14). The department provided few initial details of the homicide, including the victim’s name, age or the circumstances of the shooting. The fatal shooting was reported shortly...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Last Saturday (Oct. 12) marked the five-year anniversary of the day that top floors of the Hard Rock Hotel construction site collapsed, killing three workers, injuring several others and causing panic in downtown New Orleans. Angela Margrette spent the day surrounded by friends and family to...

Mississippi-based discount retailer Dirt Cheap has filed for bankruptcy protection and announced plans to close all of its locations in Louisiana. According to The Advocate, court filings in a Delaware bankruptcy court reveal that the company will close 68 stores in total. Dirt Cheap operates nine stores throughout Louisiana, including locations in Lafayette, Slidell, Hammond, Amite, Bogalusa, Houma, Bossier City, Monroe, and Franklinton. A tenth location in Zachary recently closed ahead of the bankruptcy filing.

Taylor Swift will bring her "Eras Tour" concert to New Orleans in just 10 days. The presale tickets last year sold out within minutes; however, it is possible more tickets could be released the week of the concert. Now, the only way to score tickets to the concert is by...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A crash involving an overturned dump truck has closed multiple westbound lanes of US 90B on the Crescent City Connection Bridge. The crash happened sometime before noon. Three lanes were closed initially. All westbound lanes were closed for about two hours and 45 minutes. All lanes...

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department released the image of a man they believe is a suspect in two carjackings in New Orleans East on Oct. 3 and Oct. 7. According to police, the man identified in the image allegedly referred to himself as "Larry Bird" and pretended to be interested in buying the victims' vehicles before taking the vehicles by force.

Officers with the New Orleans Police Department are investigating a crash that left a woman dead on Chef Menteur Highway on Saturday, Oct. 12.

NEW ORLEANS — The I-10 westbound was closed for at least an hour at Almonaster due to an accident on the Highrise Bridge. I-10 West closed and the DOTD advises motorists to use an alternate route such as the Danziger Bridge which caused traffic congestion as far back to Chef Menteur Highway. This came during the early morning commute hours.

Community togetherness takes center stage as the Jefferson Parish Community Action Programs gears up to welcome families to its first-ever Family Fall Festival. According to the Jefferson Parish official press release, this event will unfold on Friday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the John A. Alario Center located at 2000 Segnette Blvd., Westwego, LA.

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on October 12 and 13, 2024. View the full arrest log below.

St. Charles Parish residents, mark your calendars for an in-depth discussion on the future of your local infrastructure. The Parish Council is setting the stage for a focused Operations, Maintenance and Construction Management Committee meeting scheduled for 4:30 pm on Monday, October 21. The gathering, which will be open to the public, promises to address critical issues including Capital Drainage Projects and the maintenance of key water management systems like major canals and pump stations. Keynotes on operations will cover topics such as system readiness, training, and the importance of inter-departmental collaboration, according to the St. Charles Parish.

HARAHAN, La. — Resources from Southeast Louisiana continue to head East, to places Louisianans may have never been to, but can certainly relate to. “I think people’s desire, they just want to go help because they know how pressured everybody is there, and they need relief,” said Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng.

A New Orleans man has been charged with federal drug and weapons offenses, as announced by U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. In a recent indictment revealed on October 10, Brandon Alexander, aged 37, faces multiple counts including possession with intent to distribute drugs and firearm offenses under the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts, according to U.S. Attorney's Office.

GRAMERCY - Eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 near Gramercy are shut down after an 18-wheeler crashed Monday evening. The St. James Parish Sheriff's Office said the crash happened around 6 p.m. No information about injuries was reported. It's unclear how long the road will be blocked. Drivers are asked to...

NEW ORLEANS — The sunny, dry, and pleasant weather will continue for the rest of the weekend, as we still have very dry air in place at the upper level of the atmosphere. It will be a degree or two warmer on Sunday than it was Saturday, with high temperatures expected to be in the mid-80s, and Monday will be a degree or two warmer as well ahead of a cold front. The cold will move late Tuesday or early Wednesday, and bring us a few isolated showers, but we will cool off significantly behind this front.

It's been about a year since officials broke ground on the Buc-ee's Travel Center site on the Mississippi Coast, and people are working around the clock to get the massive megastore open. Crews are working 7 days a week at the store site and the exit off Interstate 10, according...

Some of the coolest air of the fall season is on its way in your New Orleans weather forecast. A strong cold front will move through Monday night, but it won't be until Tuesday night when the cooler air will spill into Southeast Louisiana. We're going to start off mild...

New data from the Metropolitan Crime Commission shows violent crime in New Orleans continues to drop.