By Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Times-Picayune January 22, 2010, 6:13PM alfred_celestain_funeral_hearse.JPGRusty Costanza/The Times-PicayuneA New Orleans police officer salutes the hearse carrying Alfred Celestain Sr. past the 1st District police station on Friday. The casket carrying […]

By Nakia Hogan, The Times-Picayune January 22, 2010, 6:00AM tim-hightower.jpgChris Granger/The Times-PicayuneArizona Cardinals running back Tim Hightower ran 70 yards for a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints on the first play from scrimmage of […]

By Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Times-Picayune January 21, 2010, 2:01PM celestain-off-duty.jpgEliot Kamenitz / The Times-PicayuneAlfred Celestain practices for a police officer fund-raising music concert in 2004. Celestain died Jan. 11 from injuries he sustained during […]

By Mary Sparacello, The Times-Picayune January 21, 2010, 6:40PM lanell_darden_scene_kenner.JPGBrett Duke/The Times-PicayuneAuthorities investigate the shooting of Lanell Darden near Granville T. Woods Elementary School in Kenner. A mother of six, Lanell Darden moved back to […]

By Joy Hirdes, The Times-Picayune January 21, 2010, 4:30PM Nikia Adams.jpgNikia Adams A New Orleans police officer was arrested this morning and booked with two counts of animal cruelty after authorities say one of her […]

By Michelle Hunter, The Times-Picayune January 20, 2010, 6:35PM new_orleans_saints_sign.JPG Authorities are warning New Orleans Saints fans to be wary of scam artists after a Metairie woman was duped out of her money while trying […]

By The Times-Picayune January 21, 2010, 6:52AM jpso-badge.jpgJefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies found a young man dead from a gunshot wound to his head in an empty parking lot in the 2800 block of Montford […]

By Donald Melanson posted Jan 20th 2010 2:16PM TruTouch Technologies has been working on various non-invasive means to detect intoxication for quite a while now (like the rather elaborate TruTouch Guardian pictured at right), but […]

By Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune January 19, 2010, 3:09PM After making a brief and inspirational return with the New Orleans Saints last week, tailback Deuce McAllister is planning to announce his retirement today. md saints […]

By Gwen Filosa, The Times-Picayune January 19, 2010, 8:49PM leon-cannizzaro-speech.JPGTed Jackson / The Times-Picayune’We must be willing to think differently today, to work together to build a more modern system,’ District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro said […]

National Headquarters 2025 E Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 www.redcross.org Contact: Public Affairs Desk FOR MEDIA ONLY Phone: (202) 303-5551 WASHINGTON, Monday, January 18, 2010 — Outside the damaged American Red Cross office in Croix […]

By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch January 18, 2010, 5:29PM A suspect has been apprehended in the afternoon shooting of two teenagers found near the West Bank’s Martin Luther King Jr. parade. About 2:15 p.m., parade goers heard […]

By Brendan McCarthy, The Times-Picayune January 19, 2010, 7:32AM new orleans mayoral candidates.jpgTed Jackson / The Times-PicayuneRob Couhig, John Georges, Troy Henry, Mitch Landrieu James Perry and Nadine Ramsey, left to right, on Jan. 5. […]

TMZ reports that Security guards at a posh Golden Globes after-party this weekend saved Ed Lauter a ton of trouble when they steered the drunken actor away from his car and into a cab despite […]

Wednesday – January 13, 2010 – 7:48pm Comments (158) » ShareThis Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have made good on their promise to reach out to victims of the massive earthquake that struck the island […]

When’s the last time you heard of people lining up to receive tickets from the police? Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers have become popular with the children of Vancouver after instituting an innovative program that […]

By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch January 18, 2010, 5:29PM A suspect has been apprehended in the afternoon shooting of two teenagers found near the West Bank’s Martin Luther King Jr. parade. About 2:15 p.m., parade goers heard […]

The L.A. Times has reported that a California judge has granted actor Mel Gibson’s request that his 2006 arrest for drunk driving be expunged from his record. In July 2006, Gibson was arrested following a […]