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Two displaced, several cats dead in Westwego house fire, officials say
Two people were displaced and several cats were killed in a two-alarm fire that ignited at a Westwego house early Wednesday morning, according to Westwego Volunteer Fire Company No. 1. Firefighters were dispatched to the 1100 block of Avenue D at 2:21 a.m., where heavy, black smoke was billowing from...
One arrested in fatal shooting of woman near McDonough Playground, New Orleans police say
A woman was arrested Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Brittney Ussin across the street from an Algiers playground earlier this week, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Nayiondra Woolridge, 32, was booked into the Orleans Parish jail on a count of second-degree murder, simple battery...
Family feels killing of Brittany Ussin points to a bigger problem leading to violence
NEW ORLEANS — Under the setting sun in Algiers Monday evening, a video posted to social media shows a fight that turned deadly on Ptolemy Street, next to McDonough Playground. Twenty-seven seconds after the fight started you can hear what sounds like a gunshot. Brittany Ussin, 25, was shot....
Jefferson Parish launches new effort to combat drug overdoses
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — Jefferson Parish is opening a Narcan distribution site in different locations to combat drug overdoses. Narcan, also known as naloxone, is designed to rapidly reverse the life-threatening effects of an overdose from opioids, including heroin, fentanyl and prescription opioid medications. Every Thursday, anyone over the...
Slidell man killed in car crash on westbank of Jefferson Parish
NINE MILE POINT, La. — A Slidell man was killed in a one-car crash on the west bank of Jefferson Parish late Tuesday night, according to the sheriff's office. The crash occurred around 11:30 p.m. near Nine Mile Point Road and Seven Oaks Boulevard. According to the sheriff's office,...
Doorbell video captures man robbing construction workers
NEW ORLEANS — Monday afternoon, Michael and Earl Benjamin-Robinson were inside their home in Gentilly, going about their day as usual, with no idea what was taking place right on their doorstep. “I went downstairs, and they said we’ve just been robbed,” Benjamin-Robinson said. Chilling doorbell video...
Push for new 'firearm free' zones for New Orleans languishes at Capitol
Melvin Howard, a retired New Orleans Police Department veteran who is now a deputy chief in the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, doesn’t see much good for downtown New Orleans in a new law allowing people 18 or older to carry concealed guns without a permit. “Giving an 18-year-old...
The Rolling Stones set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024, opening Thursday
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It looks like the third time is the charm as the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival prepares, again, for The Rolling Stones to perform. The festival, which spans two weekends, is set to open Thursday with dozens of acts playing daily on 14 stages spread throughout the historic Fair Grounds race course. The Stones play next Thursday, May 2, tickets for which have long been sold out.
NOPD reassigns officer Jeffrey Vappie in light of new investigation
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department has confirmed to WDSU that Ofc. Jeffrey Vappie is being reassigned pending a new investigation surrounding his personal time with Mayor LaToya Cantrell. It comes less than a week after Supt. Anne Kirkpatrick confirmed to WDSU that a formal investigation into...
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