Michelle Hunter
Baton Rouge Advocate
New Orleans, LA, United States
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Viral video shows NOPD officer carrying, throwing woman to ground; agency investigating
An NOPD officer has been reassigned after a viral video circulating on social media appears to show him carrying and roughly throwing a young woman to the ground on the St. Charles Avenue parade route. → Read More
19-year-old arrested in deadly mass shooting at Lower Ninth Ward house party: NOPD
New Orleans police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting at a house party in the Lower Ninth Ward the day after Christmas that left two people dead → Read More
Killona tornado victim remembered as friendly, fun-loving grandmother
Allison Alexander was such a positive, friendly soul that relatives say she would strike up a conversation with just about anyone, chatting with strangers like they were old friends, according → Read More
Relatives find Killona woman dead, children injured after tornado destroys neighborhood
After a freight train of a twister barreled down her street in Killona and flipped her trailer onto its side, Audrey Mitchell was inspecting the damage Wednsday afternoon when she → Read More
One dead, 8 injured after twister tears through Killona; "They didn't need this again"
One person was killed an eight others were injured on Wednesday when a tornado, spawned by a nasty line of storms moving through the state, swept through Killona, a small → Read More
Sharks in Gulf getting more aggressive
The three Harvey men who spent more than 24 hours floating in the Gulf of Mexico after their boat sank in rough weather during a fishing trip Saturday weren't only → Read More
Watch: 2 juveniles injured in stampede caused by fight at Louisiana Crawfish Festival in Chalmette
Patrons fleeing from a fight at the Louisiana Crawfish Festival in Chalmette triggered a larger, more chaotic stampede as fearful members of the crowd, some of whom believed there had → Read More
Robert Wells was killed on a Harahan street. His mom wrote an obituary every parent should read.
Deborah Wells wasn’t sure whether she should submit an obituary after her only son, Robert Wells III, 22, was gunned down in front of a Harahan home almost two weeks → Read More
Livingston 2-year-old dead after accidentally shooting himself in face
The boy discovered the gun on a countertop, authorities said. → Read More
St. Tammany deputies kill man in Hickory-area hostage situation
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office did not identify the man shot and killed by deputies Saturday night. → Read More
'I miss her a lot:' West Bank teen accused in sister's accidental shooting death
Jermaine Anderson, 15, is accused of accidentally shooting his sister, Jasmaine, 14. → Read More
Pregnant and paranoid: A Louisiana mother's guide to Zika
From confirmed facts about the virus to the top-rated mosquito repellents, we try to answer almost all of your questions → Read More
1 brother dead, another wounded in Marrero double shooting
Authorities have no suspects or a motive in a double shooting that left one man dead and his brother injured Tuesday night in Marrero. Keyon Sonnier, 29, a father and aspiring rap artist, succumbed to his injuries after he and... → Read More
Oakwood mall Christmas Eve murder suspect declared mentally incompetent
Gary Francois, who is accused of gunning down a Harvey man outside at the Oakwood Center mall Christmas Eve 2014, has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial. Judge Lee Faulkner of the 24th Judicial District Court made the ruling following a competency... → Read More
99-year sentence for Kenner man convicted of raping 7-year-old girl
Noe Aguilar-Benitez, the Kenner man convicted of raping a girl when she was 7-years-old, was sentenced to a total of 99 years in prison. Judge Stephen Enright Jr. of the 24th Judicial District Court handed down the sentence on Thursday... → Read More
Ponchatoula man accused of sharing almost 2,400 images of child pornography
State and local authorities arrested a Ponchatoula man accused of sharing almost 2,400 sexually explicit images of children online, according to the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office. Stephen James Chupko, 30, was arrested at his residence on Tuesday (Dec. 15) following... → Read More
Teen accused of attempted carjacking at Kenner Walmart
Police arrested a teenager accused of trying to carjack a pair of women in the parking lot of a Kenner store. Lenin-Fransico Alvarado-Lopez, 17, 668 Mayfair Lane, Kenner, was booked with attempted carjacking and attempted second-degree kidnapping, said Lt. Brian... → Read More
JPSO Sgt. Tracey Marshall remembered as the 'mother of the evening watch'
Though Sgt. Tracey Marshall had no children, the 10-year Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office veteran seemed to care for the young officers she supervised during her tenure at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center as if they were her own. Authoritative and... → Read More
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office West Bank crime report, Dec. 12
This information reflects initial calls for service reported by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office for the west bank of Jefferson Parish. Locations are approximate due to automated location methods and address inconsistencies, the Sheriff's Office says. Burglar alarm calls are... → Read More
2 robbed at gunpoint in New Orleans early Sunday morning
A pair of robbers held up a man and woman in New Orleans early Sunday morning, making off with cash and cell phones, according to New Orleans police. The victims, both 28, were in the 1200 block of Esplanade Avenue about... → Read More