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New Orleans festivals are as strong as they’ve ever been, and their growth shows no signs of stopping. Take French Quarter Festival, for instance, which took place in mid-April. It started almost 30 years ago as a small

Neighbors in Rayne, Louisiana are outraged after a mobile home fire killed four children who had been left home alone by their mother. Shaqueta McDade, 26, has been charged with four counts of negligent homicide in the deaths

New Hornets owner Tom Benson is looking to drum up serious publicity for the franchise by changing its name and logo. The $338 million acquisition of the Hornets by Benson, who also owns the Saints, is a positive step for a...

An off-duty New Orleans police officer was arrested early this morning by Causeway Police for allegedly driving drunk. 33-year-old Ryan Aucoin was pulled over on the Causeway shortly after 3 a.m. and booked at the St. Tammany

Jay-Z was spotted in the Superdome Saturday for the Final Four matchup between Louisville and Kentucky. Because Hova is close with basketball power broker William “Worldwide Wes” Wesley, a consultant for CAA who...

Mayor Mitch Landrieu and NCAA Final Four officials welcomed teams Thursday night to the Crescent City. Coaches, players and staff from Ohio State, Kansas, Louiville and Kentucky were greeted by hundred of excited and...

A New Orleans police officer, Jason Giroir, resigned Tuesday after being suspended for a comment he posted on a local TV station website about the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Jason Giroir used his full name and identified...

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell rocked the Saints’ world today. As punishment for paying defensive players under-the-table bonuses for delivering extra brutal hits to opposing teams, Goodell suspended head coach Sean...

A bill sponsored by Louisiana State Senator J.P. Morrell (D – New Orleans) is looking to change the appeals process for people who get traffic camera tickets in the city. The bill would give drivers ticketed by traffic

Russell Brand’s mugshot may be hilarious, but the funnyman probably wasn’t laughing when he turned himself in to NOPD this afternoon after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Brand threw a paparazzo’s...

Former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and the current Saints organization are expected to be severely punished following a NFL investigation that discovered Williams offered ‘bounties’ of $1,000 or...

Thursday March 1, 2012, the New Orleans Police Department’s Traffic Section will conduct a DWI Checkpoint beginning at approximately 9:00 P.M. and concluding at approximately 5:00 A.M. in the Uptown area. Motorists will...

Yesterday New Orleans detectives arrested the man they believe gunned down an Algiers father last month when he tried to stop a carjacking in progress. Officers picked up 17-year-old Kendall Harrison at his school in the...

The FedEx deliveryman thought he was just dropping off a routine package to the 2600 block of Myrtle Street in Gentilly. What he didn’t know was that the package contained over five pounds of premium grade, hydroponic...

Below is the current list of parades rolling through the city of New Orleans from today to Fat Tuesday. Have a wonderful Mardi Gras, and stay safe and smart. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17th 6:00PM Knights of Hermes – Uptown...

A car crash on I-10 Saturday night has resulted in the death of a 76-year-old woman from Metairie, Claire Lajaunie, as well as the critical injury of the driver, a 77-year-old woman from New Orleans. The intoxicated driver...

NOPD’s Public Information Office has circulated the following laws that all parade goers should know about during Mardi Gras 2012: New Orleans Police officers will be enforcing these laws along parade routes first and...

To most New Orleanians, Mardi Gras season means spending time with family and friends, watching parades, and perhaps drinking a little bit more than usual. To Louisiana law enforcement, it means one of the deadliest times of