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By Dave Walker, The Times-Picayune January 16, 2010, 5:00AM Hollywood — The Arizona Cardinals had made it a runaway against the Green Bay Packers, so there was plenty of down time for chat on the Fox-lot studio set of...

By Jarvis Deberry January 16, 2010, 5:55AM The movement to discredit Warren Riley continues. Wednesday, on just the 13th day of 2010, New Orleans recorded its 10th homicide. On Thursday, two New Orleans police officers were...

By Laura Maggi, The Times-Picayune January 15, 2010, 4:00PM 11wbshepherd4Susan Poag / The Times-PicayuneAs his attorney John Reed, his mother Margie H. Richardson and father Eddie Shepherd stand by his side,State Sen. Derrick

By Michelle Hunter, The Times-Picayune January 15, 2010, 3:19PM Jefferson Parish authorities arrested a two men and a woman for allegedly running a pair of Metairie motels as “houses of ill repute.” Manhesh...

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 The Sturgis woman who prosecutors say was arrested with a blood-alcohol level almost nine times the legal driving limit, has pleaded not guilty in Sturgis to driving under the influence. Marguerite

By Brendan McCarthy, The Times-Picayune January 10, 2010, 8:00AM warren_riley.JPGMatthew Hinton / The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Riley made the allegation against City Councilwoman Stacy Head in an

By Gwen Filosa, The Times-Picayune January 09, 2010, 1:04PM Prosecutors have dropped a criminal case against an investigator for the Orleans Parish Public Defenders Office, months after a dramatic court hearing in which she...

by: Nora Gasparian Charlie Sheen Charlie Sheen was arrested on Christmas Day after cops in Aspen, Colorado received a phone call from his wife Brooke Mueller claiming that he had allegedly hit her. When police officers...

By Brendan McCarthy, The Times-Picayune January 08, 2010, 10:07PM Three people, including a brother and sister, were fatally shot and another woman critically wounded late Thursday night in a home invasion in the St. Roch...

Raping boy brings 38-year sentence for Marrero man By Times-Picayune Staff January 08, 2010, 3:00AM A Marrero man, acquitted last year of raping a girl and convicted in another case of sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy, was

Three people dead, one wounded in overnight New Orleans shooting By The Times-Picayune January 08, 2010, 6:00AM nopd-badge.jpg An overnight shooting left two young women and one young man dead, according to the New Orleans...

New Orleans mayoral candidates tackle crime at debate By Brendan McCarthy, The Times-Picayune January 08, 2010, 7:44AM mayoral-forum-january.JPGTed Jackson / The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans mayoral candidates, from left, Rob...

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By The Associated Press January 07, 2010, 6:50AM Louisiana will conduct its first execution since 2002 when convicted killer Gerald Bordelon is put to death today by injection for murdering his 12-year-old stepdaughter. State

This past New Year’s Eve saw fewer arrests and shootings as police presence increased throughout the New Orleans area. There were only two reported arrests and two shootings recorded throughout the day. According to an...

Many of you may have heard the news regarding Saints defensive end Bobby McCray and his recent arrest. McCray was arrested early Tuesday after an officer pulled him over for speeding. After refusing to take a breathalyzer...

The Saints are winning! The Sugarbowl is here! And with a new year looming in the air and New Year’s Eve festivities commencing, it is much too easy to fall prey to too much drinking. However, it is imperative to be aware...

The Grinch Who Tried to Steal Christmas A man in Violet stole Christmas presents from Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. He was booked with him burglary of a religious building and a parole violation resulting from a...