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Loyola University will host a panel this evening on the burgeoning Louisiana prison population and the state’s tough sentencing guidelines. Featured speakers will include Times-Picayune reporter, Cindy Chang, an author

Reports emerged Friday that the Norwegian prison facility where Anders Breivik is housed is considering hiring someone to spend time with him–possibly playing chess and hockey. Breivik, the mass-murderer who killed 77...

The New Orleans Police Department will be conducting sobriety checkpoints around the Algiers area between 9pm and 5am this FRIDAY JUNE, 15. Police state that the checkpoints are aimed at impaired motorists and reducing...

The Mandeville Police Department will be conducting sobriety checkpoints around the city limits of Mandeville between 6pm and midnight this THURSDAY, JUNE 14. Police state that the checkpoints are aimed at impaired motorists

Testimony continued this morning in federal court in New Orleans in the lawsuit pitting actors Stephen Baldwin and Kevin Costner against each other. The dispute arises out of the two actors’ ownership of shares in and...

The Huffington Post reported today that one of the stars of its Teen Mom series, Amber Portwood, has been sentenced to 5 years in an Indiana Correctional Facility. The sentence comes as the result of a plea deal which placed

A new bill signed into law by Governor Bobby Jindal will allow Louisiana Municipalities and Parishes to issue extended 2-Year inspection/brake tag stickers. The bill keeps the annual price for vehicle inspection at the...

NOLA.com reported today that I’ll Have Another has been scratched from Sunday’s Belmont Stakes, ending the horse’s Triple Crown bid and possibly his career. Trainer Doug O’Neill informed the Daily...

The New Orleans Police Department’s Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint, in the Uptown area, beginning at approximately 9:00 P.M. and will conclude at approximately 5:00 A.M. Motorists will experience...

The New Orleans Saints held the opening of their Summer 2012 Mini Camp today at their practice facility in Metairie, La. The Times-Picayune has put together a photo gallery which is accessible here.

The New Orleans Police Department’s Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint, in Treme, beginning at approximately 9:00 P.M. and will conclude at approximately 5:00 A.M. Motorists will experience minimal delays...

Governor, Bobby Jindal signed a bill today that will change the procedure for challenging New Orleans Traffic Camera tickets. The “Photo Safety Program” as it is known has sparked a considerable amount of...

In a particularly tragic spate of violence on Tuesday, four separate shootings left 4 people dead and others wounded. A 5-year old girl and a 33-year old woman were killed near a child’s birthday party in Central City.

Members of the U.S. House of representatives returned to D.C. this week following a recess for the Memorial Day holiday. On the docket will be scheduled floor debates over extension of the Federal Flood Insurance Program...

On Friday, Governor Jindal signed into law a bill that will impose criminal penalties on adult witnesses of child sexual abuse who do not report the incidents. The bill, introduced by Rep. Joseph Lopinto III, R-Metairie, was

There were a couple of celebrity DUIs making news this week serving as a harsh reminder that the law applies to everyone and that drinking and driving has a cost. Notable offenders in the news this week included: Broncos...

The NFL owners’ organization is scheduled to meet Tuesday May 21, 2012 in Atlanta. Likely topics of discussion are expected to include the volatile circumstances surrounding the suspension of key officials and players...

The annual Bayou Boogaloo will be taking place along scenic Bayou St. John in Mid-City New Orleans all weekend. Notable performers include: Friday Papa Grows Funk, Mia Borders Saturday Pocket Aces Brass Band, Caddywhompus,...