Leigh Isaacson
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Friends describe 'Scooby Doo-like' adventure finding $250k Blue Dog painting
"We just found the stolen paintings, the Rodrigues," Stereo Fire Empire band members said in a cell phone video taken Monday night at the New Orleans Police Department in the French Quarter.The hou... → Read More
LA State Police make 197 drunk driving arrests over Christmas week
In 2014, LA State Police said they've arrested nearly 7,500 people for drunk driving across Louisiana.Historically, the number of drunk driving arrests increases between Christmas and new years."It... → Read More
Two OPSO deputies, six NOPD officers travel to NYC for slain NYPD officer's funeral
Members of NOPD and the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office joined tens of thousands of law enforcement officials from around the country in New York City for the funeral of NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos.O... → Read More
Saints' Benjamin Watson 'thankful' for worldwide response to his Ferguson post
Saints Tight End Benjamin Watson made headlines nationwide for his reaction to the Ferguson Decision. → Read More
How to keep 3.1 million ducks in Louisiana this hunting season
Ducks escaping the Arctic blast to the northern states migrated to Louisiana in record numbers just in time for hunting season. → Read More
Video shows gang members with 4-year-old at a drug deal
“We do have reason to believe that they, they kind of viewed him as a, almost as a mascot for their organization.” → Read More
'I can't imagine a life without music..' -Cosimo Matassa, 1926 - 2014
Music fans and legends remember the man who is credited for tuning New Orleans music to fit the world stage. Cosimo Matassa died Thursday at age 88. → Read More
Erin Brockovich sends her chief environmental investigator to St. John Parish
Erin Brockovich is sending her chief environmental investigator to St. John Parish on Tuesday. Deadly amoeba and chlorine burnouts are on the agenda. → Read More
Hurricane season no longer deters conventions in New Orleans
Event planners seem to no longer be wary of booking in New Orleans during the height of hurricane season. The traditionally slow months are transforming with the return of some big-name conventions.<br /> → Read More
Jefferson Parish fights to force hotels and motels out of the prostitution business
After years of discovering the often tragic aftermath behind the locked doors of hotel rooms, the sheriff's office now has a means to get out in front of dangerous prostitution rings in unincorporated Jefferson Parish. → Read More
Contempt charge dismissed against Dave Peralta
The contempt of court motion alleging St. Bernard Parish President David Peralta violated his restraining order by emailing his former wife is being dropped, but only temporarily. → Read More
'Mow to Own' program is city's newest proposal to combat blight
The city's newest idea to combat the extreme blight in New Orleans would make lawn mowers, sweat and dedication pay off big. → Read More
Fatal crash witness and Marigny cyclists protest for safer bike lanes, shut down intersection
One witness to a fatal crash gave a chilling account of what he saw unfold at St. Claude and Elysian Fields Avenues. The wreck claimed the life of a bike rider, and the man who saw it happen wants the city and state to take a closer look at bike lanes. → Read More
China invests in Louisiana with new world-class methanol plant in Vacherie
Amidst a sugarcane field on the banks of the Mississippi in Vacherie next to St. James High School, Yuhuang Chemical Inc. plans to take its first step as a major global player in the petrochemical industry. → Read More
Engineers test Causeway Bridge concrete integrity, potential new traffic railings
Wednesday, engineers tested the integrity of the Causeway Bridge foundation by applying enough force to crack a piece of the southbound concrete siding on a ramp below the bridge. The test will help Texas A&M Transportation Institute engineers decide what type of new barrier will best prevent trucks and cars from crashing over the side of the southbound bridge. → Read More
Next phase of Harahan 'pump to the river' project scheduled to begin
With the next phase comes a four month-long road closure on River Road from Hickory Avenue to Evans Road. → Read More
State Representatives weigh in on Mayor Landrieu's hotel-motel tax redistribution plea
In response to the Bourbon Street shootings, Mayor Mitch Landrieu requested help from the state legislators to redirect hotel-motel tax funds to the city of New Orleans in order to combat crime. Though the change in the tax is possible, some legislators believe it won't be easy. → Read More
LSU Spirit of Charity prepares for disasters on top of everyday trauma
As medics rushed to Bourbon Street as it was filled with shooting victims, emergency room doctors prepared to save lives. The LSU Spirit of Charity Trauma Center is staffed and prepared for disasters on top of everyday trauma. → Read More
VIDEO: Man steals car with toddler inside
NOPD detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating two people wanted in connection with the kidnapping of a 2-year-old during a car theft in Central City.<br /> → Read More
An "Uber" controversy hits New Orleans
Uber is a technology company that would coordinate taxi and limo rides through a phone app, and it wants to break into the New Orleans Market. Tuesday, most council members made it clear that they like the idea of the Uber Black service, but they do not like how it could open the door to other sorts of illegal services Uber operates in other cities. → Read More