Mother's Day shooting suspect in custody
05/15/13 11:12 PM
New Orleans police say they have apprehended a suspect identified in the Mother's Day second line parade shooting. Read more...
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Louisiana schools owed $30M because of court voucher ruling
05/15/13 03:02 PM
Superintendent of Education John White says the state owes local school districts $30 million because the Louisiana Supreme Court threw out this year's public school funding formula. Read more...
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FBI checking to see if attack on white family was hate crime
05/15/13 12:42 PM
The FBI is now looking into whether an attack on a family at a Baton Rouge gas station Sunday night constitutes a federal hate crime. Read more...
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Recall effort against St. Tammany coroner underway
05/15/13 11:45 AM
The clock has started ticking on the citizens' effort to recall St. Tammany Parish Coroner Peter Galvan. Read more...
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Planned New Orleans film studio awarded tax break
05/15/13 09:28 AM
The New Orleans Industrial Development Board has approved a property tax break for Starlight Studios, allowing construction to move forward on the proposed movie production complex. Read more...
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Slidell council approves 2013-14 budget
05/15/13 09:24 AM
After a plea from Slidell Police Chief Randy Smith to compromise, the city council agreed to scale back on a proposed budget reduction to the Slidell Police Department for the coming fiscal year. Read more...
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Gonzales pump station expansion nears completion
05/15/13 09:21 AM
Expansion of a key pump station that drains a large swath of East Ascension is getting the final touches and will be ready when hurricane season starts June 1. Read more...
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Study: Many women worry financial achievement alienates men
05/15/13 04:57 AM
Many wealthy, intelligent, powerful women are afraid and worried that they won't get their "happily-ever-after" according to a new study from the Allianz Life Insurance company. Read more...
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Ex-BP engineer claims feds withheld evidence
05/14/13 04:29 PM
A former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico claims that Justice Department prosecutors withheld evidence and should be sanctioned. Read more....
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Landrieu tells crooks to straighten up
05/14/13 03:59 PM
New Orleans authorities Tuesday delivered a message to known and suspected gang members: go straight, or go to jail. Read more...
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Terrebonne driver dies after swerving to avoid golf cart
05/14/13 01:37 PM
State police say a Montegut man died nearly a week after he crashed his SUV in an effort to avoid a golf cart driven by a teenager who, authorities say, had been drinking. Read more...
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Woman pleads guilty in case of baby thrown in lake in Kenner
05/14/13 01:26 PM
A Metairie woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter four years after her arrest for allegedly killing her newborn baby by throwing the infant into Lake Pontchartrain. Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick today announced the plea deal with Ciara Craig. Read more...
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Could more police have prevented the Mother's Day shootings?
05/14/13 01:18 PM
As authorities continue to search for answers as to how they can stop future outbreaks of violence like what happened in the 7th Ward during the Mothers day parade, some officials are questioning the job New Orleans Police did on that day. Read more...
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Jindal, Walker want special prosecutor in IRS case
05/14/13 11:19 AM
Two Republican governors, Louisiana's Bobby Jindal and Wisconsin's Scott Walker, are urging President Barack Obama to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's admission that it targeted conservative political groups. Read more...
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Serpas: Suspected gunman was on bond
05/14/13 08:48 AM
The search is on today for the 19-year-old man thought to be the gunman who opened fire on the crowd following a Mother's Day second line parade in New Orleans' 7th Ward. Read more...
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Landrieu picks up new challenger in Senate race
05/14/13 07:02 AM
A retired Air Force colonel from Madisonville says he plans to run for the U.S. Senate next year, seeking to oust Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu. Rob Maness, a Republican who said he works for Entergy Services Inc. and owns a family farm, announced his candidacy Monday. Read more...
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MS woman claims $1M LA Powerball prize
05/14/13 06:49 AM
A Mississippi woman is Louisiana's latest millionaire. The Louisiana Lottery says 29-year-old Samantha Netterville, of Woodville, claimed a $1 million Powerball prize from Saturday's drawing. Netterville claimed the prize Monday just hours after learning she held the winning ticket. Read more...
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NOPD: Progress in hunt for Mother's Day suspects
05/13/13 07:44 PM
New Orleans police hope a $10,000 reward and blurry surveillance camera images will lead to arrests in a Mother's Day shooting that wounded 19 people and showed again how far the city has to go to shake a persistent culture of violence that belies the city's festive image. Read more...
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Overnight closures on I-10 near LaPlace
05/13/13 06:53 PM
Motorists traveling between Kenner and Baton Rouge can expect overnight headaches as State Police close down lanes of I-10 in both directions between LaPlace and Gramercy. Read more...
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$25B budget debate shifts to Louisiana Senate
05/13/13 05:57 PM
Action on crafting next year's nearly $25 billion budget has shifted to the Senate. Last week, the House sent senators a compromise proposal to fund state government in the fiscal year that begins July 1.
Senators say they are combing through the details. But the leader....Read more.
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Chief to Mother's Day suspect: 'We know a lot more about you than you think'
05/13/13 04:15 PM
The head of the New Orleans Police Department says investigators have made significant progress in their investigation of a Mother's Day shooting that wounded 19 people. Read more...
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Dog and cat killed in Northshore house fire
05/13/13 11:47 AM
Investigators say a cigarette apparently started a fire that killed a pair of pets in Slidell. "St. Tammany Fire District #1 responded to a residential structure fire at 311 Clearwood Dr. in Slidell," Chief of Fire Prevention Chad Duffaut said in a news release. Read more...
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2 kids die in Mother's Day crash
05/13/13 08:52 AM
Two children are dead after an early morning Mother's Day crash in St. John Parish. Louisiana State Trooper Melissa Matey says the boys' mother was riding in the front seat when the car hit a tree and killed both of her sons. Read more...
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Police vow to solve shootings of 19 in New Orleans
05/13/13 08:34 AM
Video released early Monday by New Orleans police shows a possible suspect in the Mother's Day gunfire that wounded 19 people during a neighborhood parade. Read more and see the video...
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VIDEO: NOPD searches for Mother's Day parade shooting suspect
05/13/13 06:12 AM
As New Orleans Police continue their search for the suspect in the shooting of 19 people at a Mother's Day second-line parade, today they released video of the shooting that shows a gunman fleeing the scene. Read more...
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Searching for answers after 19 shot in 2nd-line parade
05/12/13 09:10 PM
Gunmen opened fire on people marching in a neighborhood Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19. Read the latest...
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Update: 19 shot at New Orleans 2nd-line parade
05/12/13 05:48 PM
An NOPD spokeswoman now says 19 people were hit by gunfire during a second-line parade in the 7th Ward. Read more...
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State refunds more than $20,000 from CCC toll accounts
05/12/13 02:13 PM
More than $20,000 has been distributed to Crescent City Connection account holders since a failed referendum to extend the New Orleans bridge tolls for 20 years. Read more...
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State Police announce free app for reporting suspicious activity
05/12/13 01:24 PM
Have you seen something suspicious? Want to pass that along to law enforcement? Louisiana State Police say there's an app for that. Read more...
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Louisiana economic development groups heading to Florida
05/12/13 08:53 AM
Business and political leaders from the Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas will visit Tampa and Orlando, Fla., Nov. 3-5 to get ideas for developing a regional economy for southeast Louisiana. Read more...
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Million dollar Powerball winner in Louisiana
05/12/13 06:05 AM
Louisiana Lottery officials say no one in Louisiana won Saturday night's $270,000,000 Powerball drawing. Although no jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Louisiana, one ticket matched all but the Powerball number. Read more...
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Final alleged member of New Orleans 110'ers gang surrenders to police
05/12/13 05:51 AM
New Orleans Police say the last alleged member of the 110'ers gang turned himself in to authorities on Saturday. Read more...
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Seafood fest returning to Mandeville
05/12/13 05:08 AM
Mandeville will have an Independence Day seafood festival after all as a Covington man says his company will stage the celebration. Read more...
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Hammond marks 4th fatal shooting of 2013
05/12/13 05:04 AM
Hammond has marked its fourth fatal shooting of the year. Read more...
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Records in LSU presidential search not released
05/11/13 02:01 PM
Two Louisiana news organizations are asking a judge to punish LSU's Board of Supervisors for not releasing documents related the university's presidential search. Read more...
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Huge housing development proposed in Gonzales
05/11/13 10:45 AM
The Gonzales Planning and Zoning Commission has been asked to rezone more than 340 acres along Louisiana Highway 44 and Interstate 10 that could become a major development. Read more...
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Power restored to Kenner Entergy customers
05/11/13 09:32 AM
Severe weather passing through the New Orleans region this morning left approximately 7,000 plus Kenner customers without power. Read more...
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Lafourche, Terrebonne team up in ozone program
05/11/13 09:15 AM
Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes are joining in a regional effort to curb ozone pollution as the federal government is poised to enact stricter air-quality standards that could put parishes out of compliance. Read more...
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Another round of strong weather possible today
05/11/13 06:12 AM
Thunderstorms and flooding rains are again possible for today, as all of Southeast Louisiana remains under a flash flood watch. Read more...
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Shooting death in Gentilly
05/11/13 05:30 AM
An unidentified man was killed in a shooting Friday night in the Saint Anthony Neighborhood of Gentilly. Read more...
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Groundbreaking brings boost to UNO baseball
05/11/13 05:20 AM
Former University of New Orleans baseball coach Ron Maestri says groundbreaking for a new stadium symbolizes an end to the uncertainty that has been a drag on the once-proud program. Read more...
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Bravo's 'Top Chef' heads to New Orleans
05/11/13 05:16 AM
Bravo's hit cooking competition show "Top Chef'' is heading to New Orleans. The cable TV network issued a statement Friday that "the vibrant food scene of New Orleans will be a welcome addition in the 11th season of the series.'' Read more...
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Weekly La. unemployment insurance claims drop
05/11/13 05:10 AM
First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending May 4 decreased from the previous week's total. Read more...
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14 inmates arrested over infamous OPP video
05/10/13 10:34 AM
14 inmates seen on a shocking video shot in Orleans Parish Prison have been arrested on contraband charges, according to the Orleans District Attorney's office. Read more and view the videos...
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Louisiana has dozens of missing kids, some for decades
05/07/13 09:43 AM
With the rescue of three women in Ohio missing for a decade, we wanted to know how many children from Louisiana disappeared and remain missing. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children says dozens of children from Louisiana are missing, some for decades. Read more...
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AZ head shop using Tyrann Matheiu's image for ad
05/06/13 02:16 PM
A Phoenix-area shop specializing in products commonly used to smoke marijuana is raising eyebrows with a print advertisement featuring former LSU standout Tyrann Mathieu. Read more...
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New Orleans man killed in accidental shooting
04/29/13 11:30 AM
A 26-year-old New Orleans man died over the weekend after he accidentally shot himself while trying to repair his gun. Read more...
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Gentilly homeowner shoots man dead
04/29/13 09:05 AM
An unidentified man shot by a New Orleans homeowner has died. Garry Flot, a police department spokesman, says the homeowner, fearing for his life and for others inside his home, shot an unidentified bloody man who entered his home Sunday afternoon and began fighting with residents inside. Read more...
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UNO closing access to Pontchartrain Beach
05/16/12 10:53 AM
The University of New Orleans is closing public access to Pontchartrain Beach effective immediately following recent drownings. A school official says that it is "one of several steps to prevent further swimming incidents." Read more...
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Houma murder
05/16/12 08:34 AM
Houma police are working to figure out who killed a man last night. "The Houma Police Department received a call in reference to shots fired in the area of the Whispering Oaks Trailer Park," Lt. Dana Tymone Coleman said in an news release. Read more...
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Green Day at Voodoo Fest
05/16/12 06:27 AM
Neil Young & Crazy Horse will join Green Day as headliners of the 2012 Voodoo Fest on Halloween weekend in New Orleans. Read more...
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