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Tropical Depression 2 becoming better organized
Tropical Depression 2 is becoming better organized. An Air Force reconnaissance plane will check it later today.At 10:00 a.m. CDT the center the tropical depression was located near latitude 19.6 north, longitude 94.5 west. The depression is moving toward the...
Hulk burglar, Jimmy Hoffa search and Fox8 forecast: NOLA Now
Check out what's happening with Diya Chacko in the Nola.com | The Times-Picayune newsroom and get Fox8's weather forecast for Wednesday morning, June 19, 2013.
Mandeville Police arrest Metairie moving company owner for extortion
Mandeville Police have arrested a Metairie moving company owner following an investigation into an incident in which his company allegedly withheld a woman's property when she would not pay an extravagant bill. Dundwoodie McDuffie, 45, 4817 Folse Drive Metairie, has...
IRS to pay $70 million in employee bonuses, senator says
WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator.Sen. Chuck Grassley of...
Obama says 'Lives have been saved' by NSA surveillance programs
BERLIN -- Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats."This is not a...
Eastern New Orleans shooting victim dies at hospital; 4 others survive shootings across the city
An eastern New Orleans shooting victim died at a local hospital on Wednesday morning, police said. The victim was shot shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 12100 block of North I-10 Service Road, according to the New Orleans Police...
Tropical Depression 2 heading toward Mexican coast
Tropical Depression 2 is on its way toward the coast of Mexico. At 7:00 a.m. CDT the center of the depression was located near latitude 19.4 north, longitude 94.0 west. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph....
Wednesday weather forecast: Warm and 50% chance of rain
Today: Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a 50% chance of rain. High of 95. Winds from the west-southwest at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of...
St. Tammany coroner isn't making it easy to rein in spending: Editorial
St. Tammany Parish Coroner Peter Galvan's abuse of the public's tax dollars is so obvious that not a single lawmaker objected to a bill this spring stripping him of oversight of the money. But neither that, nor federal and state...
LeBron James helps Heat stave off elimination with Game 6 win over Spurs
LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime and the Miami Heat staved off elimination with a 103-100 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.
Surveillance camera captures masked man prying safe from Warehouse District business
New Orleans police are looking for a man seen on camera stealing a safe out of a Warehouse District business on Monday, then carrying it on his bicycle down the street. The burglary occurred around 1:30 a.m. Monday in the...
Eastern New Orleans teenager missing for 24 hours; police seeking information
New Orleans police are searching for a missing eastern New Orleans girl last seen Monday night. The NOPD says that Shanna Rodgers, 15, was last seen by her mother about 10 p.m. in her room in the 4600 block of...
Overturned truck backs up Interstate 10 for 32 miles Tuesday
A tanker truck that overturned on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 Tuesday morning closed one lane and backed up traffic for 32 miles, from Gramercy to Baton Rouge, for nearly 10 hours. Louisiana State Police Sargent Gerald Bernado said...
Audit criticizes St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office operations
The St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office made questionable purchases, had no control over the use of its gasoline cards and loosely managed employees' sick and vacation time in 2012, according to a yearly audit that noted numerous deficiencies in the...
Orleans Parish School Board pulls back on OneApp, lets schools choose students
The Orleans Parish School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to pull back its participation in the OneApp centralized enrollment system two rounds into the three-round process. Students who have been assigned to the district's five traditional schools -- Ben Franklin Elementary,...
Person shot in the Bywater neighborhood Tuesday night
New Orleans police responded Tuesday night to a shooting in the Bywater. A person was shot in the 4300 block of Chartres Street, near the corner of Chartres and Poland Avenue.Authorities have not yet released information about the victim or...
Stabbing at Orleans Parish Prison illustrates 'epidemic of violence'
As a federal court battle rages between Sheriff Marlin Gusman and Mayor Mitch Landrieu over proposed reforms at Orleans Parish Prison, inmates and deputies say the violence that sparked the initial lawsuit continues unabated. The prison had a particularly bloody...
Gulf of Mexico shrimp subsidy case makes news in India
An Indian newspaper on Tuesday reported that countervailing duties on India shrimp exports, imposed because of petitions from Gulf of Mexico shrimp processors, are not expected to decrease the amount of Indian frozen shrimp exports to the United States. The...
Despite warnings from professional wrestlers, imitation sometimes has deadly consequences
During every weekly television show and pay-per-view special, World Wrestling Entertainment airs a warning to its viewers, young and old: Don't try this at home. But a little over a year after a Destrehan man died while wrestling with a...
New Orleans man convicted of robbing and trying to murder tow truck driver in Jefferson
Byron Ross, 26, also allegedly shot a JPSO detective and killed a train engineer in New Orleans.
City argues new law will snarl NOPD detail reform
But the author of the statute says the city is only trying to squirm out of a federal consent decree that orders sweeping changes in the long-troubled New Orleans Police Department.
Kim Anh restaurant survivor says she could not ID Rogers LaCaze as shooter
More than 18 years after New Orleans Police Officer "Ronnie" Williams II and two others were gunned down at the Kim Anh restaurant, one of the three survivors of the attack testified for the first time Tuesday under oath about...
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education moves to create taskforce to oversee student databases
State school board members are moving to exercise more oversight over Education Superintendent John White amid controversy surrounding his administration's sharing of student data with outside interests. They decided Tuesday to appoint a task force to monitor data sharing and...
Baton Rouge official calls LA SWIFT's plan to end service 'short-sighted'
As the state plans to end LA SWIFT, a bus service that takes passengers between Baton Rouge to New Orleans, Baton Rouge officials have spoken out in support of continuing the program. Capital Area Transit System Board Chairman Isaiah Marshall...
NOPD fires officer who allegedly wrote a bad check, then tried to hide from St. Charles Parish authorities
The New Orleans Police Department said Tuesday that it has fired a police officer after it was discovered he wrote a bad check nine years ago. Six-year NOPD veteran Jeremy Wilcox, most recently assigned to the 2nd District, was terminated...
NOPD investigating shooting in Hollygrove
New Orleans police are investigating a shooting in the Hollygrove area. Police were dispatched to the 3900 block of Hollygrove Road at 6:10 p.m.Stay with NOLA.com for updates as more information is released. ...
David Francis named executive VP of NOLA Media Group and associate publisher of NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
David Francis, business manager of NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, has been named associate publisher of NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune and vice president of NOLA Media Group. The announcement was made Tuesday by Ricky Mathews, publisher of NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune...
Harvey man sentenced to life in pleading guilty to raping, molesting five girls
John Cerniglia, 53, kept a small library filled with videos and photographs taken while he abused the girls.
New Orleans airport bucks air travel industry's recent declines
Despite the beating the air travel industry has suffered since the worldwide economic downturn began five years ago, one mid-sized airport appears to be bucking that trend. Between 2007 and 2012, Louis Armstrong International Airport has enjoyed small but significant...
St. Bernard Parish Council appoints parish employee to Hospital Service District Board
The St. Bernard Parish Council on Tuesday appointed a parish employee to the St. Bernard Hospital Service District Board. Andrew Becker Jr. will fill the post vacated by Parish Council Chairman George Cavignac.Becker, 32, who is a recovery project grant...
Bobby Jindal signs school prayer, ACT education legislation into law
Gov. Bobby Jindal signed 35 bills into law Monday afternoon, including two pieces of education legislation that will change how public schools administer the ACT and handle prayer in schools. Since the session ended June 6, Jindal has signed 294...
Christelle Louis remembers her sister, Viloude Louis
Christelle Louis, 11, talks about her little sister, Viloude Louis, the 5-year-old Terrytown girl allegedly killed by her 13-year-old brother.
Vilger Louis shares a memory of daughter Viloude
Vilger Louis, 56, shares a memory of his daughter, Viloude, 5, the Terrytown girl allegedly killed by her 13-year-old brother.
Former official at Orleans Parish Criminal Court clerk's office pleads guilty to corruption charges
A former deputy supervisor at the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court clerk's office pleaded guilty to corruption charges Tuesday. Lear Enclarde admitted that, in exchange for cash, she allowed an unlicensed bail bondsman to submit forged bond documents that allowed...
After 18 years, one awful second still haunts the Williams family: James Varney
In a sweet, decent and honest world, sweet, decent and honest women like Ann Williams would never encounter me at the seedy downtown corner where I sometimes ply my trade. New Orleans' criminal court fortress on Tulane and Broad is...
Steve Gleason's mission is stronger than ever: Editorial
The grace and courage with which Steve Gleason is battling ALS is well known to Saints fans. But the former special teams ace gave us all a reminder this week after three Atlanta radio hosts mocked his illness on air...
Mayor Landrieu communications director to leave City Hall on eve of reelection campaign
Signaling another campaign season is just around the corner, Mayor Mitch Landrieu's communications director will soon be leaving his post.Ryan Berni, who started as Landrieu's press secretary when the mayor took office in May 2010, was coy Tuesday about where...
Gretna readies multipurpose center for employee use during hurricane season
In fine-tuning preparations for hurricane season, Gretna will use its new $6.5 million multipurpose center to house nearly 200 police officers, firefighters, paramedics and public works employees in the event of a hurricane. But the Mel Ott Multipurpose Center on...
Lawyers for Angola death row inmates seek preliminary injunction in heat lawsuit
Lawyers representing three Louisiana State Penitentiary death row inmates moved for a preliminary injunction Tuesday, asking the courts to require that "humane conditions" are maintained in the inmates' quarters. The inmates at the prison, more commonly known as Angola, filed...
St. Tammany coroner's lawsuit paints him as visionary who modernized office
After employing a rope-a-dope strategy to the mounting criticism of his spending and management practices, St. Tammany Parish Coroner Peter Galvan jabbed back last week with a lawsuit to thwart the state Legislature's move to give parish government control of...
Terrytown 5-year-old allegedly killed by brother's wrestling moves remembered as special daughter, sister
Vilger Louis, 56, remembers when his 5-year-old daughter, Viloude, was born. At seven weeks premature, she was tiny."She weighed 1.75 pounds," he said Tuesday as he cupped his two hands together and recalled how he held her moments after her...
New Orleans Business Park board changes will diversify membership, local lawmaker says
Legislation to tweak the membership of the New Orleans Regional Business Park will result in more diversity and openness, a local lawmaker said Tuesday. The measure was signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal on Monday."I think the business park...
Manhole repair to keep lanes closed in Metairie's Veterans Memorial Boulevard intersection at Transcontinental Drive
A section of Metairie's Veterans Memorial Boulevard intersection at Transcontinental Drive has been closed through Wednesday, June 19, as crews repair a damaged manhole
Katrina rebound again helps New Orleans rank first for population growth
The population rebound since Hurricane Katrina continues to fuel high growth rankings for New Orleans nationally, such as one issued by Forbes magazine on Tuesday naming the city first for growth out of 111 metropolitan areas. Citing a 28.2...
Boys burned during experiment at Covington science camp remain hospitalized
Two young boys who suffered burns during an accident at a science camp in Covington remained hospitalized Tuesday, the state fire marshal said. Meanwhile, the investigation was continuing into what sparked the fire during a science experiment."This is a tragic...
Landry, Walker High schools merger wins BESE committee backing
BESE approves 6-4 as community group maintains opposition, students voice support
Louisiana Housing Corporation receives more than $218,000 in HUD counseling grants
In efforts to help families and individuals with housing needs and foreclosure prevention, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials are awarding more than $40 million in housing counseling grants to 334 national, regional and local organizations. Among...
St. Tammany linked to coastal parishes during hurricanes
If there’s one thing St. Tammany Parish residents have learned from the past handful of hurricane seasons it’s this: They might not be right on the Gulf of Mexico but they do live in a coastal parish.Numerous times in recent...
Late charges, fees for CCC toll violations to be waived under new law
Toll violation fees and charges incurred this year on the Crescent City Connection will be forgiven under a new law signed Monday by Gov. Bobby Jindal. The legislation was introduced after voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to renew the tolls...
New Orleans lawmaker racks up second tax credit program win
A tax credit program with a price tag of almost $50 million has been signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal. The New Markets Jobs Tax Credit, sponsored by a New Orleans lawmaker, would provide incentives for private businesses to...
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- JPSO: 13-year-old boy booked with murder of his 5-year-old sister
- Plaquemines Parish deputies find meth lab in Buras
- Westbound I-10 in Metairie restricted down to one lane overnight Tuesday
- Bobby Jindal tells 'bedwetting' GOP to man up
- Washington Parish gas line explosion: Your images and comments
- Randy Seal, Washington Parish Sheriff, talks about gas explosion
- Jefferson Parish arrest reports, June 14-16
- Tropical Depression 2 dumping heavy rains over Central America
- Neighborhood coalition demands stronger enforcement of noise ordinance
- Washington Parish residents talk about gas explosion
- Jefferson Parish library board meets, and other parish politics links
- Cell phone video shows gas explosion
- Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office east bank crime report, June 17
- St. Charles Parish V.J. St. Pierre discusses proposed west bank levees
- NOLA Now: gas line explosion, I- 10 restrictions and Fox8's weather forecast
- Jefferson Parish President John Young discusses efforts to protect areas outside the levees
- Tip from reputed Mafia figure leads to new search for Jimmy Hoffa's body
- Gas line explosion reported in Washington Parish
- Tuesday weather forecast: Partly cloudy and hot
- St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parish fishers condemn state officials' and scientists' assessments
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