The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement Wednesday indicating that they will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint in the Uptown Area tonight from approximately 9pm to 5am on Friday, November 19th. Drivers are advised […]

Just after 8 p.m. on Sunday, local rapper and comedian Messy Mya, born Anthony Barre, was shot to death in the 7th ward. He had attended a baby shower for his unborn child before heading […]

The Governor’s Oyster Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet today to discuss the future of the Louisiana Oyster Industry as well as anticipated uses for the Reimbursement Funds awarded by BP to the state. The […]

Attorneys for Mark St. Pierre, an alleged associate of Greg Meffert the former New Orleans technology chief who has been implicated in a scandal involving kickbacks and other illegal bribes, have recently moved to delay […]

A man in western Pennsylvania found the anxiety of childbirth too much to endure unaided. While his child was being born, he decided to bypass the customary cigar and celebrate with a joint. A nurse […]

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement Wednesday indicating that they will be conducting an ‘Impaired Motorist Saturation Patrol’…apparently a fancy new name for DWI Checkpoints in the Warehouse District tonight from approximately 9pm […]

The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Department has issued a statement indicating that they will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight in Chalmette. They have not released any specific information as to the location or duration […]

The trial for the Henry Glover case in which NOPD officers are charged with shooting an unarmed civilian, beating those who attempted to bring him to seek medical attention and the eventual burning of his […]

Stephen Rehage, producer of both the Essence Fest and Voodoo Experience, has been arrested for the alleged rape of a woman in June. On Friday Rehage surrendered himself to New Orleans Police Department sex crimes […]

The Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act, also called Proposition 19, was the latest and possibly most successful attempt to legalize marijuana. With national support for the legalization of cannabis at 46 percent, the initiative […]

In honor of All Saints’ Day, New Orleans Courts will remain closed today. This means that anyone arrested over the weekend will have to wait until tomorrow to make any first appearances in court before […]

This Sunday is All Hallows’ Eve, and New Orleans will be buzzing with excitement all weekend. No doubt some of your co-workers have shown up in costume today, but as nightmarish as a meeting with […]

The Voodoo Music Fest will launch its 3-day weekend run of festivities tomorrow. The festival in its 11th year of production has grown to quite a considerable size and plays host to some of the […]

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement today indicating that they will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint tonight in the Bywater from approximately 9pm to 5am on Friday, October 22nd. There is no information […]

A recent report indicates that despite having the highest median income, St. Tammany Parish, has been hit with the highest rate of foreclosure proceedings in the state of Louisiana. Despite the fact that Louisiana has […]

Lindsay Lohan will be back in the court room this week in connection with her failure of a court ordered drug test. She tested positive for cocaine after leaving the UCLA rehabilitation center. The offense […]

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement today indicating that they will be conducting an ‘Impaired Motorist Saturation Patrol’…apparently a fancy new name for DWI Checkpoints on Read Boulevard in New Orleans East from […]

In the largest shake up of the New Orleans justice system in years, the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that misdemeanor cases may not be presided over by magistrate commissioners. For decades the unelected magistrates […]