Top New Orleans Area Local News Stories
Source: WDSU.com - Local News
A second former New Orleans police officer has been charged in connection with the deadly shootings on the Danziger Bridge several days after the landfall of Hurricane Katrina.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:52:16 CST
The rail line that runs between New Orleans and Orlando, Fla., hasnÂ’t been in service in five years. However, the New Orleans City Council is looking to change that.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:44:37 CST
New Orleans police have confirmed that the body pulled from the Mississippi River near the French Quarter is that of a missing Texas oil company executive.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:59:38 CST
A New Orleans lawmaker has drafted legislation to ban red light and speeding cameras or to put the issue before Louisiana voters.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:08:55 CST
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Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:46:46 CST
First Baptist Church of Covington is spearheading Bucket of Hope drive for the victims of the devastating Haitian earthquake.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:56:18 CST
The mayor of New Orleans doesn't have direct control over city schools, but that's not stopping Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu from getting involved in the issue of how to improve education in the city.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:30:14 CST
Touting his conservative credentials, oil and gas executive Jeff Landry announced Tuesday he was running for the congressional seat being vacated by Democrat Charlie Melancon.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:12:02 CST
The campaign of Democratic Senate candidate Charlie Melancon has filed an ethics complaint against Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:25:02 CST
Authorities have pulled a body from the Mississippi River and are working to identify the remains. The body was recovered by crews searching for a missing tourist from Houston.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:37:21 CST
New Orleans' next mayor is about to name a team that will look into education issues in the city.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:20:42 CST
Investigators in St. Bernard Parish arrested a couple on suspicion of spiking a baby's bottle with an alcoholic beverage.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:46:12 CST
Equusearch joins manhunt for missing tourist Douglas Schantz. Schantz went missing Friday morning.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:33:04 CST
A man in a stolen car asked for directions from a cop while in a drive thru at McDonald's restaurant.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:14:15 CST
The reward for anyone with information leading to the return of Douglas Schantz is up to $25,000.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:12:45 CST
Former Saints player Charles Grant and current player Jeremy Shockey have filed suit against ex-teammate Kevin Houser over hundreds of thousands of dollars they said they paid for state movie tax credits that never materialized.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:13:24 CST
The Twin Span is being cut into suitcase-size pieces and turned into a fish haven on the muddy bottoms of Lake Pontchartrain.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:03:31 CST
Louisiana's Supreme Court has declined to get in the way of a class action lawsuit fighting the dismissal of New Orleans public school employees following Hurricane Katrina.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:23:13 CST
Lil Wayne has been sentenced to a year in jail after pleading guilty in a New York City gun case.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:09:42 CST
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