The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office has been running a program since October 2009 that allows individuals convicted of non-violent crimes to avoid incarceration. The New Orleans Day Reporting Center involves 2 levels of primary participation […]

An oil spill flowing from a breached pipeline into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan was reported earlier this week and is now estimated to have released 800,000 gallons into the surrounding areas prompting the declaration […]

For the second night in a row, the NOPD will be enforcing a sobriety checkpoint from 9PM to 5AM, this time in the Algiers area. No details are available with regard to the exact location […]

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement today indicating that a sobriety checkpoint will be in place in the Uptown area tonight from 9PM to 5AM. No details are available with regard to the […]

This month, New Orleans saw the addition of nine Traffic Enforcement Cameras to the already dozens in place throughout the city. This means that local drivers must be ever more vigilant about speeding and obeying […]

The New Orleans Hornets introduced their new General Manager, Dell Demps this afternoon at a press conference held at Emeril’s Delmonico. Demps, who is well regarded as a result of his work with the San […]

News broke today that Tony Hayward, the BP CEO at the center of a storm of public relations snafus in the early period of the Gulf Oil Spill disaster, will be stepping down in October. […]

Following a court appearance Tuesday, Lindsay Lohan was taken to a Lynwood, California jail to begin her 90 jail sentence. Sentenced for violating her probation by missing seven alcohol education classes, her 90 days in […]

The Orleans Parish Criminal District Court has released numbers from a Metropolitan Crime Commission analysis of 2009 showing that judges have reduced the buildup of old cases on their dockets. Following Hurricane Katrina, the courts […]

JaMarcus Russell plead not guilty today in connection with his arrest in his hometown of Mobile, Alabama for possession of codeine syrup without a valid prescription. Codeine syrup has seen a recent and dramatic rise […]

The new cap put on the gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico seems to be holding, but several leaks have been discovered in and around the well. While officials say that the leaks are […]

Last week the Kenner City Council voted against having Kenner bars close between 2 and 6 a.m. The argument for regulating hours of local bars originally came from Police Chief Steve Caraway, who cited public […]

Mel Gibson has surfaced in the news again after allegedly admitting to punching his girlfriend in the face. After reports of a launched domestic violence investigation against the actor, recorded tapes surfaced which are said […]

Throughout the Gulf oil disaster, BP has claimed numerous times that it is going to do whatever it takes to make things right. The company has stated that it will honor all legitimate claims and […]

DUI/DWI’s can haunt you for a long time. Take Lindsey Lohan for example. After 2 arrests in as many months for driving under the influence in 2007, the actress was sentenced to, among other things, […]

A recent ruling by the Louisiana Supreme Court has upheld a 30-year sentence for a Breaux Bridge woman who plead guilty to vehicular homicide after killing 2 people in a car accident while on a […]

BP is in the process of putting a new cap on the gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico. After removing the older, temporary cap a few days ago, oil has been flowing into the […]

In the wake of U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman’s decision to lift the ban on offshore drilling established by President Obama, supporters of the moratorium have raised concern about whether the judge should have recused […]