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Man remembers best friend killed in Livingston Parish
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Even after spending more than three decades as friends, Marrero native Jody Neil says his friendship with Steven Williamson still felt as exciting and fresh as ever. He is devastated it has ended in tragedy. “I just want people to know that the world lost...
Motorcyclists’ legs severed in hit-and-run crash, family says
ST. CHARLES PARISH, La. (WVUE) - Two people are recovering from emergency surgery after a Saturday (June 29) morning crash on Airline Highway severed both of their left legs, a family member says. The crash shut down a portion of the highway in Destrehan for nearly two hours as emergency...
NOPD: Man shot on Canal Street
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department says they are investigating an aggravated battery by shooting on Canal Street. The shooting happened in the 800 Block of Canal Street around 7 p.m. on Tuesday. A man was shot, according to NOPD. The victim was taken to the hospital...
New Orleans Police believe 14-year-old girl missing since May could be human trafficking victim
NEW ORLEANS — A 14-year-old girl who went missing may be a victim of human trafficking, New Orleans Police said Monday. According to the NOPD, Kristhal Chinchilla-Canizales went missing after visiting a downtown New Orleans museum on May 22. Chinchilla-Canizales was last seen wearing a black Harley-Davidson pullover and a blue yoga-style jumpsuit, police said.
Chase ends in crash involving JPSO units in Metairie
METAIRIE, La. (WVUE) - A high-speed chase in Metairie on Monday, July 1, ended after a crash involving Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office vehicles. Deputies spotted a driver around 11:30 a.m. wanted in an earlier investigation near Independence Street and El Dorado Street. As deputies attempted to pull him over,...
Louisiana man pleads guilty after intending to sell fentanyl to individual at Coast casino
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A New Orleans man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Yancy Johnson, 45, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, in 2023, an investigation was initiated into a possible drug trafficking organization operating in Louisiana...
Family members say they called 911 'numerous times' before finding their loved ones dead
NEW ORLEANS — City leaders are reacting to an apparent murder-suicide that happened in the Leonidas neighborhood Saturday morning. Police say a man and woman were found dead in a home on Monroe Street around 8 a.m., but family members of the victims tell WWL Louisiana that they knew about the situation much sooner than that.
NOPD report backs cop's decision to skip DWI test after Cedric Richmond crashed car into tree
A New Orleans paramedic who treated former U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond after Richmond crashed his Mercedes into a tree along North Claiborne Avenue in April 2023 told the responding police officer that Richmond appeared intoxicated, according to an internal report by the NOPD’s Public Integrity Bureau. The officer, Mark...
Violent carjacking leads to long federal prison sentence
Southeast Texas — U.S. District Court Judge Marcia Crone has sentenced a New Orleans man to 12 1/2 years in federal prison for a 2022 violent carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Aubrey Young, 37, pleaded guilty to carjacking and Judge Crone sentenced him Monday. According to information...
LDWF issues citations to illegal immigrants for illegally catching 120 red snapper
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) cited six individuals for illegally catching 120 red snapper of which 97 were undersized which could bring thousands of dollars in fines. 33-year-old Encarnacion Lopez of Chalmette along with 39-year-old Juan Lopez, 30-year-old Oscar Ofion, 45-year-old Armando Aguilar, 27-year-old Yony Martinez and 46-year-old Mario Castro who were illegal immigrants were issued citations. LDWF Captain Tim Fox…
‘Somebody will answer:’ Family of murder-suicide victim critical of NOPD response time
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As a Slidell father prepares to bury his oldest daughter, killed in an apparent murder-suicide, questions remain about police response to a murder-suicide. The shooting happened Saturday ((June 29) in the Leonidas neighborhood of New Orleans. Neighbors reported that a man, known for prior domestic violence...
Sheriff credits trained unit for over 70 pounds of meth, other drugs discovered on I-10
JEFFERSON COUNTY — Two recent drug busts that started with traffic stops on Interstate 10 allowed the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office to seize more than 70 pounds of meth and other drugs. Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens says her office's Drug Interdiction Unit has undergone extensive training to identify...
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