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New Orleans' money bail bond system puts a price on freedom, report says

"Bail historically has meant release prior to determination of one's guilt, not release if you can pay." → Read More

Wife will be booked in fatal Treme stabbing, NOPD says

Brenda Jacobs will be booked with manslaughter in connection with her husband's death when she is released from the hospital. → Read More

BP drops appeal to recoup money from oil spill claimants, newspaper reports

BP has withdrawn its appeal to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars from businesses it said erroneously received compensation related to a settlement reached after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, The Telegraph reported Friday (Oct. 30). According to... → Read More

Teen punched by JPSO deputy after Mardi Gras parade charged

Brady Becker, the 17-year-old who was punched in the face by a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office detective and arrested after a Metairie Mardi Gras parade earlier this year is now facing misdemeanor charges in Jefferson Parish. → Read More

$10K reward offered for info on armored car robbery

The armored car courier was robbed at gunpoint Oct. 11 while servicing ATMs at a Chase Bank on North Broad Street. → Read More

Shooting reported on Hunterbrook Drive near Gretna: JPSO

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said Friday (Oct. 23) it was investigating a shooting in the 600 block of Hunterbrook Drive near Gretna. → Read More

Private investigator linked to Vitter campaign arrested, accused of recording Newell Normand, Fox 8 reports

A Texas private investigator was arrested Friday (Oct. 23) in Jefferson Parish after Sheriff Newell Normand said he caught the man recording his conversation with others at an Old Metairie coffee shop, according to our partners at WVUE Fox 8... → Read More

State police searching for endangered 18-month-old from Calcasieu Parish

Authorities believe Freeman Travis Powers-Messina is traveling with his biological mother, Crystal Rivera, and that the child is in imminent danger. → Read More

Hurricane Patricia: Watch in real time as the Category 5 storm makes landfall

Several webcams in southwestern Mexico are capturing Hurricane Patricia in real time as the monster Category 5 storm makes landfall. → Read More

2 arrested in Central City shooting

Police said Friday the victim is in stable condition at the hospital. → Read More

Man shot near Hollygrove: NOPD

New Orleans police said a man was shot Saturday (Oct. 10) near General Ogden and Marks Streets around 9:30 p.m. Additional details, including the man's condition, were not immediately available. → Read More

Suspect stole 7 pairs of Nike shoes from Algiers store, NOPD says

Anyone who recognizes the suspect in should call 4th District detectives at 504.658.6040 or Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111. → Read More

Tulane student robbed on campus

Anyone with information about this robbery should call NOPD at 504.821.2222. → Read More

2 lanes blocked on Interstate 10 west at Canal Street due to wreck

Congestion from the wreck has reached Orleans Avenue. → Read More

Man rescued from burning semi on I-10 in Mobile

U.S. Coast Guard inspectors witnessed the wreck near the Tillman's Corner exit ramp. → Read More

Man shot in Algiers: NOPD

New Orleans police are investigating a shooting near Horace and DeArmas atreets in Algiers. Officer Juan Barnes said a man was shot in the leg. Additional details were not immediately available. → Read More

Shoplifter steals $800 worth of jeans from eastern New Orleans store

New Orleans police have asked anyone who recognizes the suspects to call 7th District detectives at 504.658.6070 or Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111. → Read More

3rd suspect arrested in 2014 home invasion, armed robbery: NOPD

Tre Bridges is the second suspect arrested this week in connection with the incident. → Read More

Smokey Johnson, longtime Fats Domino drummer, has died, magazine reports

Joseph "Smokey" Johnson, a New Orleans drummer who played with Fats Domino for more than 30 years, died Tuesday (Oct. 6) after a long illness, according to Offbeat Magazine. → Read More

Reward in Domino's delivery driver slaying now $25,000, Fox 8 reports

The increased reward comes days after a man who was booked in connection with the driver's death was released from Orleans Parish Prison. → Read More