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Manhunt in Louisiana for 2 escapees, including a homicide suspect
Authorities in Louisiana are searching for two inmates who escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail, just north of New Orleans, after catching two others who escaped at the same time — and three of the four are homicide suspects, the parish sheriff's office said.Sheriff Daniel Edwards said in a statement that they got out through the jail's perimeter fence during recreation time in the yard.Later inspection showed that "a section of the fence was ... vulnerable and easily maneuvered in such a way that a small statured body could slide through."The three homicide suspects were identified as Omarion Hookfin, 19,...
Man attacked, stabbed multiple times while sleeping outside New Orleans store
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Police say a man was brutally attacked and stabbed while sleeping outside of a convenience store in New Orleans. The NOPD says the incident happened on Sun., May 26, just before noon at the intersection of Common and Carondelet streets. The victim was asleep outside of...
One dead, four injured following wreck involving multiple motorcycles on I-10
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - One person has died following an accident involving four motorcycles on eastbound I-10 near Menge Avenue on Sunday. Helicopters were sent to the scene to transport two people to a hospital in New Orleans. Two others were taken via ambulance to local hospitals. Congestion has...
Man frustrated after home break-in
NEW ORLEANS — A Marigny man is warning his neighbors after someone broke into his home in the middle of the night while he was inside sleeping. Roger Jacobs says he is still in shock after waking up Monday to a ransacked home on the 1400 block of Burgundy.
Pedestrian killed in New Orleans East hit-and-run
That crash happened around 10 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Chef Menteur Highway and Ridgeway Boulevard in New Orleans East. According to investigators, the car drove away from the scene after striking the victim.
Jefferson Parish sees spike in counterfeit car tags, fake license plates, police say
Wayne Bourgeois said he knew almost immediately that the temporary license plate hanging in the back window of the pickup truck that crashed into his vehicle two weeks ago on Barataria Boulevard in Marrero was a phony due to irregularities with the numbers. The woman driving the truck admitted she...
Letters: Protesters hurting their own cause by breaking laws
Pro-Palestinian protesters, supposedly students, illegally blocked St. Charles Avenue for about an hour on April 26; police did not stop them and merely rerouted traffic. Perhaps a lack of consequences for the illegal actions led protesters to be even bolder. On April 28, protesters set up tents in Jackson Square and refused to leave at the 7 p.m. closing time; they even tried to assist others to climb the gates into the square. At that point, police took action which resulted in some arrests and police injuries.
GoFundMe launched for 90-year-old Air Force Veteran who is pushing carts so he can eat
NEW ORLEANS — A GoFundMe was launched for a 90-year-old U.S. Air Force Veteran who is working as a cart pusher to make ends meet. Former WWL Louisiana anchor Karen Swensen witnessed Dillon McCormick pushing carts on Memorial Day and decided that she could help by sharing his story.
Pedestrian hit, killed while walking along Erwinville highway
ERWINVILLE - A person from Gretna was hit by a truck and killed early Monday morning while walking on an Erwinville highway. State Police said 55-year-old Adrian Hammond was walking on Flynn Road near Section Road around 3 a.m. when they were hit by a truck. Troopers said Hammond died...
Over past decade, big changes in how local police handle callers who don’t speak English
NEW ORLEANS — Haga clic aquí para leer este artículo en español. At last count, more than 10,000 people in New Orleans spoke little or no English. There are many more in Jefferson Parish, whose Spanish-speaking population has grown greatly in the last two decades. Many report negative experiences trying to get help from police. However, law enforcement agencies throughout the area say they have made major improvements in their policies for handling calls involving non-English speakers over the past decade.
Second Harvest Food Bank desperate for volunteers to meet demand
La. — In Louisiana, life revolves around food, but for thousands across our state, that next meal is getting tougher and tougher to come by. Poverty and food insecurity for Louisiana families are on the rise. "It was one out of every seven. Now it's one out of...
Letters: Law enforcement finally takes Archdiocese's crimes seriously
"Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen! Amen!" These are the words that came to my mind upon hearing and reading of law enforcement finally taking action to find out just what has been going on in our archdiocese. As a former teacher, I’d wondered for years why all of the people in the...
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