NEW ORLEANS — Melissa Araujo was finally recovering from the burglary that cost her café tens of thousands of dollars. “It’s a violation of your privacy, and you work so hard to have a business in this city,” Alma Café chef and owner Melissa Araujo said.

A Louisiana cardiologist has been arrested following accusations from multiple patients who allege he engaged in inappropriate and criminal conduct during their medical appointments.

New Orleans police have arrested a local DJ on counts of domestic abuse battery and aggravated assault, authorities say. Warren Murphy III, also known as "DJ Hardhead," was charged with three counts of domestic abuse battery and one count of domestic abuse aggravated assault after an ex-girlfriend reported his alleged abusive behavior to police following an argument in July of 2024.

Area law enforcement joined forces this Halloween to get sexual predators off the street. It's called "Operation Boo Dat."

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A train on its way from Birmingham to New Orleans hit a car in Bessemer Wednesday afternoon, leaving one person dead and another in serious condition. According to Det. Justin Burmeister of the Bessemer Police Department, a collision between a train and a car was reporting at approximately 1:43 p.m. at […]

A man and a woman who were found dead in two separate recent killings were identified Tuesday morning by the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office. Lori Guffey, 50, was found dead in Gentilly Woods on Oct. 20. New Orleans Police Department officers were called at 5 p.m. to the 4400 block of Congress Drive, where they found Guffey with blunt force trauma injuries.

It was a send-off as fitting as they come as hundreds marched down St. Phillip Street in honor of the late broadcaster Eric Paulsen.

The New Orleans Police Department is working to identify and arrest a man who is accused of shooting a woman during a robbery. The case is the latest one to roll on the Wheel of Justice.

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police are investigating four separate shootings across the city that injured three people and left two dead. NOPD says that deadly double shooting happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday on Laine Avenue. Two people were both found shot and killed on scene. Less than an...

NEW ORLEANS — A woman was arrested after stealing an ambulance in the Tulane area while the EMS crew and patient were in the unit. New Orleans EMS says they were responding to a medical call around 6:50 p.m. in the 2200 block of Poydras St., at the Ozanam Inn when the ambulance was stolen before later stopping at Broad and Agriculture Streets.

ST. CHARLES PARISH, La. — A multi-vehicle crash in Luling caused multiple injuries on Tuesday night, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office. Deputies are on the scene on Highway 90 at I-310. The ramp onto I-310 eastbound is closed and the westbound right lane is also closed.

Sources tell WWL Louisiana that officers will not have to retake the written portion of the test, but the background review will be looked at by outsiders.

It's something we deal with constantly here in Louisiana traffic. Especially around cities like Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Lake Charles, our roads can be unpredictable at best. From I-10 to I-210 and US-90, you never quite know what to expect on Louisiana highways. If you've spent any time on...

NEW ORLEANS (Gray News) – Taylor Swift made a massive donation to a New Orleans food bank during her Eras Tour stop in the city last weekend. Second Harvest Food Bank didn’t disclose the dollar amount that Swift donated, but the organization said her donation would feed 75,000 meals for South Louisiana families in need.

While many know Louisiana for its festivals and friendly people, these prisons tell a darker story about the state's criminal justice system. Prison conditions across the U.S. have been under scrutiny for years, and unfortunately, two of Louisiana’s prisons have made a name for themselves for all the wrong reasons.

The victims were a man and a woman, according to the New Orleans Police Department.

An armed man accused of trying to carjack a Lyft driver late Monday before fleeing into a Rouses grocery store in the Central Business District, prompting its evacuation, was a convicted felon out on parole, court records show. Magistrate commissioner Joyce Sallah set bond at $410,000 on Tuesday for Joel...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The NOPD says that two people were killed and three more were injured across four separate shootings Tuesday (Oct. 29) night. All four of those shootings are still in the early stages of their investigations so details from police are limited. Here is what we know...

ST. CHARLES PARISH, La. (WGNO) — A homicide that happened in St. Charles Parish two years ago remains unsolved, and the victim’s mother wants investigators to take a closer look at the evidence. Davin Labranch Jr., 25, was fatally shot on the evening of July 24, 2022. His...

NEW ORLEANS — Eric Paulsen’s unwavering support of music in New Orleans was evident in the friendships that he kept. “You get people who love the music, but he was intimately attached to it,” said Reginald Toussaint. Toussaint’s father, the legendary musician, was a close friend of...