Ramon Antonio Vargas
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New Orleans, LA, United States
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Those in and around Kenner could lack water for five days, power for three weeks, officials warn
After Hurricane Ida inflicted “epic wind damage” in and around Kenner on Sunday, residents should prepare to be without water for five days and without power for up to three → Read More
Blake Bailey publisher halts shipping, promotion of new book after ex-Lusher students' allegations
The publisher of a bestselling biography about writer Philip Roth is pausing its promotion and shipping of the book after the former Lusher Middle School teacher who authored it faces → Read More
Sixth body recovered, victim ID'd as divers continue searching Seacor Power's wreckage
Divers searching the wreckage of the Seacor Power in the Gulf of Mexico have recovered the body of a sixth crewman, the Lafourche Parish coroner said late Tuesday. → Read More
Ex-Lusher teacher Blake Bailey accused of abusing ex-students' trust for sex; denies illegal conduct
A celebrated literary biographer who taught eighth-grade English at New Orleans’ Lusher Middle School in the 1990s is now facing accusations that he fostered close relationships with girls he taught → Read More
2nd Seacor Power crewmember found dead in Gulf of Mexico
A second crewmember of the capsized Seacor Power lift boat has been found dead by rescuers who were searching the rough Gulf of Mexico waters around the flipped vessel, a → Read More
Hurricane watch issued for New Orleans as Tropical Storm Marco shifts east toward Louisiana
The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for the New Orleans area in its 4 p.m. update Saturday as Tropical Storms Marco and Laura headed for the Gulf of → Read More
'Everything' wrong with helicopter in 2019 crash that killed 3 recent LSU grads, pilot said in recording
Jillian Clark and her LSU sorority sister got sick and needed to go to the hospital when they were vacationing in the Bahamas on the 4th of July last year, → Read More
St. John firefighter busted with 150 pounds of marijuana near Mexican border, feds say
A St. John the Baptist Parish firefighter tried to sneak more than 150 pounds of marijuana past a checkpoint at Texas’ border with Mexico but was arrested by federal authorities → Read More
Ochsner nurse anesthetist contracts coronavirus, heals, and charges back to the front lines
Alex Wheatley had gotten his orders: Report to the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in a uniquely exposed role. → Read More
Arrest warrant issued for Odell Beckham Jr. after locker room butt slap; Browns release statement
Video shows Beckham apparently slapping a Superdome officer's buttocks after LSU's championship game. → Read More
WWL Radio claims Seth Dunlap sent homophobic tweet, then demanded $1.8M, NOPD report says
WWL Radio officials believe the homophobic slur tweeted out from the station’s official account to talk show host Seth Dunlap earlier this month was sent from Dunlap’s personal cellphone, according → Read More
Ex-LSU gymnast files lawsuit accusing NFL star Antonio Brown of rape; he strongly denies
A former LSU gymnast on Tuesday filed a federal civil lawsuit accusing National Football League star Antonio Brown of raping her while she worked as his personal trainer, according to → Read More
Man accused of trying to blackmail NFL star Tyrann Mathieu is back out of jail on $25,000 bond
The man accused of trying to blackmail NFL star Tyrann Mathieu is out of jail on $25,000 bond again, records at New Orleans’ federal courthouse show. → Read More
Suspected Metairie killer called himself 'the devil' in bizarre incident weeks before shootings
On the morning of April 16, a woman called the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office to report a chilling scene: Her 22-year-old nephew, Sean Barrette, was rocking back and forth outside → Read More
Two men fatally shot in vehicle in Metairie; third deadly shooting in area in 18 hours
At least three people were killed and one more was wounded in three separate shooting incidents in Metairie during an exceptionally violent 18-hour period that started Monday night, according to → Read More
Men sought pills in Uptown CVS robbery, bound workers before NOPD shootout, police say
Wearing hooded sweatshirts to hide their faces and blue medical gloves that wouldn’t leave fingerprints, two men from Indiana barged into a CVS pharmacy on Prytania Street early Monday, bound → Read More
Holy Cross order's list of suspected clergy abusers ties 2 more New Orleans priests to scandal
The Catholic order in charge of Holy Cross priests released a list last week of clerics faced with credible accusations of sexual abuse, and it included two clergymen with ties → Read More
Hiring of pilot unfamiliar with boat led to deadly 2018 towboat crash in Algiers, feds say
Two towboat crew members died in a crash on the Mississippi River near Algiers last year because the boat’s owner had put the vessel in the hands of an improperly → Read More
Second suspect in deadly shooting on busy Metairie street last month is captured in Florida
A second man suspected of having a role in a deadly shooting on a busy Metairie street last month is in Jefferson Parish’s jail after authorities captured him at a → Read More
Woman fatally shot former friend around corner from her New Orleans East home, police allege
A New Orleans East woman went around the corner from her home and fatally shot a former friend last week, police allege. → Read More