Walter Reed, former St. Tammany Parish District Attorney, was indicted back in April for corruption charges is now faced with the potential for new charges pending an amendment filed stating Mr. Reed was thrown personal […]

Kaleb Clement, 23 of Paulina, LA, was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he crashed his Dodge Challenger through the fence at the Louis Armstrong International Airport onto the active runway. JPSO says the Clement crashed through […]

Kim Richards, reality star on the ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’, was arrested on Monday for theft from Target. She was detained by the loss prevention security officers at Target after being caught with nearly […]

Nearly everyone has experienced a moment in their life where pressure has become too great and they have succumbed to emotions overtaking their better judgment, resulting in the reckless decision of a violent act. In […]

NOPD officer, Thomas Ripp, was placed under an emergency suspension after being arrested for a DWI and crashing into a cement light pole early Sunday morning. A post-accident ticket shows he tested above the legal […]

Tony Thomassie, a former constable in Jefferson Parish, was arrested Wednesday on the West Bank Expressway after crashing into the back of a vehicle making a turn into a grocery store parking lot. The victims […]

Lawmakers are forever trying to appear “tough on crime,” and have passed a number of unjust laws because of it. Imprisoning people for even longer periods and imposing harsh sentences for even minor crimes results […]

On Wednesday, Alabama State Sen. Cam Ward, was arrested for a DUI in Shelby County. After being released, Ward issued a public apology acknowledging his reliance on alcohol to deal with stress and inform the […]

On Wednesday, July 1, Armer Bright, the Orleans Parish public school system’s diversity contracting director, admitted in U.S. District court his role in the Ira Thomas janitorial services fraud conspiracy. Bright admitted to rig a janitorial […]

Confusion among the identities of the motorcycle accident causes problem with victim’s treatment. A motorcycle carrying two people was hit May 8, 2015 at the corner of Elysian Fields Avenue and North Roman Street by a […]

Inspector General for New Orleans Ed Quatreveaux has released a scathing 54-page report detailing the mishandling of DWI cases in New Orleans Traffic Court. The report highlights the failure of weak police techniques for spotting […]

Rapper Rick Ross, whose real name is William Roberts, was arrested early Wednesday morning in Atlanta for kidnapping, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery. His bodyguard is also being charged with the same. U.S. Marshals Service […]

In 2014, agencies of the Justice Department made $3.9 billion from seizing assets. This money came from civil asset seizures. By contrast, the agencies of the Justice Department made just $679 million in criminal asset […]

Early Thursday morning, 17 people were arrested in Washington Parish for drug related charges. There are still 7 with active warrants from Washington Parish in relation to the great drug round up. Most were arrested […]

According to The Advocate, New Orleans Traffic Court will be cracking down on the number of plea deals offered for minor and major traffic violations. A few weeks ago, the city prosecutors in traffic court […]

A Metairie man was arrested on Sunday after striking and injuring a pedestrian for his 2nd DWI only 4 days after an arrest for his first. Melvin Salinas-Giron supposedly struck the pedestrian crossing at a crosswalk […]

A St. Rose woman, Darla Gauthreaux, 29, was arrested Thursday night for DWI, vehicular homicide, and other charges following the death of a cyclist. Ms. Gauthreaux was driving on LA636-3 when she hit a 55-year-old male […]

William Strength, 23, stole an 89-ton excavator from underneath the elevated West Bank Expressway and led authorities on a wild chase through Jefferson Parish. The chase ended with Strength crashing the excavator into the Harvey […]