The building that currently houses the Jefferson County Christian School has been standing since 1925. It's been the home of the school for 34 years. In the fall, the school will be relocating...

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans police said a person was killed in a shooting that happened Friday afternoon in the Seventh Ward.The shooting happened about 3 p.m. near the intersection of Annette Street...

The streets of Kenner are a bit safer Friday after police confiscated several assault weapons and ammunition hidden under a house.George East said he was at work when he got an unusual call from...

The community gathered Friday to pay last respects to a man killed while trying to stop a carjacking.Funeral services for Harry Mike Ainsworth were held at the St. Louis Cathedral.Friends and family...

Former New Orleans Saints safety Steve Gleason is elevating his mission to raise awareness of ALS disease.Gleason boarded a plane to Indianapolis on Friday for the Super Bowl, and he wasn't...

More charges were filed against former Jefferson Parish president Aaron Broussard and former Parish attorney Tom Wilkinson on Friday.The two were charged in a 38-count indictment on Friday, which...

the Daily Mail reports. Twenty-six-year-old Hayden Smith, 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighing in at 265 pounds, showcased his abilities with the New Orleans Saints after working out with the New York...

COVINGTON, La. (AP) - The last of three teenagers accused of plotting a shooting spree at Lakeshore High School near Mandeville has ended with him admitting to conspiracy to commit terrorizing and...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Universal Pictures has had such a good run making movies in Louisiana that the studio is returning next month for its next big project - an action thriller with sci-fi elements...

Houma - On February 2nd, the Houma PD, Assumption Sherriff's Office and La State Police conducted a prostitute sting operation that targeted the "johns" and "prostitutes on the...

New Orleans - The federal government has just announced new charges against Former Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard and former Parish Attorney Tom g Wilkinson. The new 38 count superseding...

The state labor department figures released Friday show the initial claims increased to 3,360 from the previous week's total of 3,343. The figure was lower than it was for the comparable week a...

Commissioner Jim Donelon says a decision won’t be made until next week on whether the state’s property insurer of last resort will pursue a U.S. Supreme Court appeal of a $93 million...

A teen accused in the shooting plot at a Northshore high school, pleaded true in juvenile court on Friday morning.Daniel Hopkins, 16, pleaded true, which is the equivalent of a guilty plea, to one...

A Maserati seized from a drug dealer in Terrebonne Parish sold on eBay for $33,250, but it hasn't been turned over to its new owner yet.The Sheriff's Office says the sale to a Kenner man...

New Orleans is getting greener -- and leafier. .The devastation to the canopy of trees in the city by Hurricane Katrina is being repaired by the nonprofit Parkway Partners, which has been replanting...

Gov. Bobby Jindal has called on the executive director of a Louisiana education employees union to resign.At issue is a dispute between Jindal and the Louisiana Association of Educators over the...

The fracking-led oil and natural gas boom that's received widespread attention in the mainstream press has moved to a new medium: reality TV."Bayou Billionaires," a new reality show on...

The Green Party welcomed comedian Roseanne Barr as a presidential candidate Friday, following her Twitter announcement.A spokesman for the grassroots movement said she completed the party's...

AVONDALE, La. (AP) - Westbound traffic on U.S. Highway 90 going through Avondale will be rerouted next week as the Army Corps of Engineers builds a bridge to cross over a floodwall.The Army Corps...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans is getting greener - and leafier. .The devastation to the canopy of trees in the city by Hurricane Katrina is being repaired by the non-profit Parkway Partners, which...

As Facebook balloons in popularity, so do bad guys preying on unsuspecting "friends." The internet security and data firm Barracuda Networks has released findings from Barracuda Labs to...

The Super Bowl has gathered its share of tall tales and urban legends throughout the years. Which ones are true, and which ones are as authentic as the tooth...

Team Gleason, former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason's foundation, is helping two men battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis make it to the Super Bowl.Gleason, who also lives with the...

The Orleans Parish Public Defender's Office laid off about 10 percent of its lawyers on Thursday in an effort to resolve a budget shortfall.Seven out of 71 attorneys and three staff members were...

Another sign of the city's deteriorating water and sewer system appeared Thursday night. Crews responded to the second water main breakage in Lakeview with 24 hours.The first one occurred around...

Causeway drivers dealing with daily bumper to bumper traffic may soon see some relief. St. Tammany Parish council members met Thursday night to discuss the traffic headache and a possible resolution....

All can be eye-catching alone -- but combine a former FBI agent, millions of dollars of contracts, an LSU football trip and an expensive beachside dinner, and it all adds up to connections that one...

New Orleans -- Charles Banks is rebuilding his Lower 9th Ward home stronger and higher, but nearly seven years after Katrina, he can't move home, and what he says has gotten in the way is...

We've all heard the term ';runaway jury'; before. But a runaway defendant?The story of Teddy McGee makes for one of the most fascinating courtroom dramas I've ever heard, one to...

New Orleans -- New Orleans police have released photos of three suspects in the aggravated kidnapping and rape of a woman in Gert Town.On Thursday, January 26, a woman was in the 4100 block of Thalia...

Lakeview— NEIGHBORS IN LAKEVIEW ARE HOPING FOR A DRIER DAY AFTER A PAIR OF WATER-LINE BREAKS SHUT-DOWN THEIR WATER SUPPLY.A SIX INCH WATER MAIN ON MEMPHIS STREET CRACKED OPEN THURSDAY...

Tony Parker was the dominant force in a fourth-quarter outburst Thursday that boosted the San Antonio Spurs to a 93-81 victory over New Orleans. The Spurs have won 12 of their 13 home games this...

Townsel made five 3-pointers, Sterrenberg four. Rakeem Dickerson added 12 points and Marcus Hooten 10 for the Red Wolves (10-14, 4-6 Sun Belt). Brandon Peterson had 10 rebounds. Marcelis Hansberry...

RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech running back Tyrone Duplessis was found dead Thursday at his off-campus apartment. The cause of the 21-year-old's death is unknown, pending an autopsy,...

A Central City street is on the verge of rebirth.The neighborhood known...

One man is in custody and police were searching for three more in connection with a gang rape that happened in Central City.Brian Beasley, 21, is being held on a $1 million bond for rape, robbery and...

It's a big problem for drivers headed from Mandeville to Metairie each morning.Cars can back up for miles at the foot of the causeway because of a major construction project.The St. Tammany...

New Orleans firefighters battled a two-alarm fire in New Orleans East on Thursday afternoon.The fire happened in the 8000 block of Brevard Avenue at a four-unit apartment complex just before 2 p.m....

Gov. Bobby Jindal is proposing to expand business incentive programs in a bid to attract new industry and corporate headquarters to Louisiana.Among the proposals are a rewriting of the corporate tax...

New Orleans – A tough Thursday morning for some families in Lakeview. A 16-inch water main leak flooded Louis XIV Street. Sewerage and Water Board crews arrived on the scene at 8 that morning...

Teddy Magee turned himself in Thursday morning. Now, an attorney for the man who walked out of criminal court after being found guilty of sexual battery, wants a new trial for Magee. Teddy Magee...

As Allan Bass, a specialist in the Army National Guard, patrolled Iraq in December of last year, he worried about something back home. He needed to find a job when he returned."We had limited...

Kenner - Chief Caraway is warning Kenner citizens of a recent phone scam.Citizens that have received the call tell police that a pre-recorded message is advising them to contact the Kenner Police...

The bill of information alleges that between January 2006 and March 2008 the Stewarts and "others known and unknown" falsely billed Medicare for $1.9 million in power wheelchairs, orthotics...

New Orleans - An Orleans Parish judge has set bond at $1 million for 21 year-old Brian Beasley.Beasley and three others are accused of kidnapping and raping a home-health care nurse at Erato and S....

Mandeville - St. Tammany District Attorney Walter Reed has dismissed the charge of a violent crime against a 16 year-old who was involved in an alleged shooting plot at Lakeshore High School.The teen...