Police describe deadly domestic disturbance in Kenner
Sgt. Brian McGregor of the Kenner Police Department describes the heated, early morning encounter between an estranged Kenner couple that left Lyndell Desilva, 38, dead by his wife's hand. Authorities...
View ArticleMaafa Commemoration
Ifáṣeyì Sable Bamigbàlà Apetebi, a Yoruba priestess, speaks to a crowd gathered at Congo Square Saturday morning, July 5, for Maafa, a program presented by the Ashe´Cultural Arts Center to...
View ArticleLittle Na'Tasha was just playing
Yashica Thompson talks to reporters about her cousin, Na'Tasha, who was shot while playing on her drive way in Zion City on Tuesday night, July 8, 2014.
View ArticlePolice ask the community to come forward
Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas told reporters outside the crime tape that he hoped the community would come forward with information to help the police, as has happened in other instances when...
View ArticleJPSO discusses Marrero shooting that left 16-year-old critically wounded
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Spokesman Col. John Fortunato discusses the Tuesday afternoon (July 8) shooting that left a 16-year-old boy critically injured.
View ArticleStreet poetry: DOES IT REALLY MATTER WHAT I WRITE
Street people on Franklin Avenue communicate with drivers via cardboard signs. Usually the signs are earnest appeals such as HOMELESS: CAN YOU SPARE A BUCK or HUNGRY: GOD BLESS YOU, that sort of thing....
View ArticleRay Nagin, former New Orleans mayor, enters court for sentencing
Ray Nagin, the former New Orleans mayor found guilty of corruption by the federal government, enters U.S. federal court in New Orleans for sentencing on Wednesday, July 9, 2014.
View ArticleMarrero Academy gets new playground
Marrero Academy is getting a new playground, thanks to fundraising efforts of the PTO
View ArticleNagin Family Members Leave Courthouse After Sentencing
Ray Nagin's family members leave courthouse after the former mayor received a 10-year prison sentence for public corruption.
View ArticleRay Nagin gets 10 year sentence
Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin exits federal court after receiving 10 years in his corruption trial.
View ArticleReverend Marie Galatas Ortiz
Reverend Marie Galatas Ortiz, a dear friend of former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin and his wife, says she spoke to Nagin after the Federal judge sentenced him to 10 years.
View ArticleProsecutor Matt Coman speaks to the press as protestors heckle
Prosecutor Matt Coman described Judge Ginger Berrigan's sentence in the corruption case as "a very strong, strong sentence, strong message." As he thanked the court and its hard work, protestors...
View ArticleRay Nagin leaving federal court after being sentenced to 10 years - video
Ray Nagin leaving federal court after being sentenced to 10 years. - video
View ArticleMoving into management
On the next episode of NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune's Small Business Master Class, Woman's Hospital President and CEO Teri G.Fontenot shares tips for those aspiring to move into management.
View ArticleLegal experts weigh in on Ray Nagin's 10-year prison sentence
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced to 10 years in prison today after he was convicted five months ago on 20 of 21 charges of bribery, fraud and money laundering. Local legal experts give...
View ArticleCauseway rail tests
William Williams of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute talks about the tests being conducted on guard rail designs for the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway on Wednesday, July 9, 2014.
View ArticleLaTasha Thompson gives update on wounded daughter (Fox8 video)
LaTasha Thompson, the mother of the 3-year-old who was wounded in a triple shooting in the Zion City neighborhood of New Orleans yesterday, gives an update on her daughter's condition in this Fox8 video.
View ArticleVideo: Hundreds of New Orleans parents turned away for school enrollment and...
Community advocate Kristi Rosales Fajardo said the Recovery School District told her to come by with Spanish-speaking families who wanted to enroll their children in New Orleans public schools. But...
View ArticleKenner looks at signage
What type of signs should be allowed in Kenner? City Council votes on July 10 on whether to invoke a moratorium on electronic signs, until new regulations are in place to address the signage.
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