Railing test
Researchers at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute resumed crash tests on guardrail designs for the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway on Thursday, April 30, 2015.
View ArticleVandals strike St. Roch Market: video
Derrick Floyd, president of the Faubourg St. Roch Improvement Association, talks about the damage done by vandals who struck the St. Roch Market in the early morning hours of Friday, May 1, 2015.
View ArticleCentral City bar robbed at gunpoint, NOPD says
The New Orleans Police Department is searching for three gunmen who robbed the Purple Rain Bar in the 2000 block of Washington Avenue in Central City Friday (May 1) morning. The gunmen robbed 9 patrons...
View ArticleNOPD releases video of St. Roch Market vandals
The New Orleans Police Department released surveillance footage of the attack by vandals on the St. Roch Market in the early morning hours of Friday, May 1st, 2015.
View ArticleMan found shot to death in eastern New Orleans, says local pastor
New Orleans police found a man fatally shot multiple times inside a home in 7800 block of Chef Mentuer Highway Sunday (May 3) morning. A local pastor who owns the property where the man lives says his...
View ArticleOff-duty NOFD firefighter saves Marigny couple
The New Orleans Fire Department reported that around 2:30 a.m. Saturday (May 1), firefighters were called to the 2000 block of Burgundy Street in the Marigny neighborhood after a home caught fire. An...
View Article"Jim Crow's Last Stand: Nonunanimous Criminal Jury Verdicts in Louisiana."
Louisiana is one of the two states that allows people to be convicted of felonies by non-unanimous 12-member juries. Thomas Aiello, a native of Monroe and an associate professor of history and African...
View ArticleSteve Gleason, Leah Chase, and Irma Thomas on GiveNOLA Day
Listen to Irma Thomas sing about giving, chef Leah Chase share her thoughts on being a caring New Orleanian, and former Saint's player Steve Gleason talk about how Team Gleason benefits from generous...
View ArticleSt. Rose residents protest air pollution
A group of St. Rose resident and community activist gather for a rally on the levee in front of Shell Chemical and IMTT, which jointly operate an asphalt plant in St. Rose Tuesday, May 5, 2015.
View ArticleGiveNOLA Day aims to raise $3 million Tuesday for non-profit organizations
The 24 hour donation event dubbed 'GiveNOLA Day,' set up Tuesday by the Greater New Orleans Foundation, hopes to raise $3 million for non-profit organizations. Anyone wanting to make a donation can go...
View ArticleCauseway crash test
Crash testing continued Tuesday, May 5, 2015, on proposed rail designs for the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
View ArticleTravis 'Trumpet Black' Hill is celebrated in his Treme Neigbhorhood of New...
"We are going to have fun tonight. We are going to celebrate 'Trumpet Black,'''James Andrews said at the Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar Monday night. So in traditional New Orleans style, James and his large...
View ArticleRafael Goyeneche
Rafael Goyeneche of the Metropolitan Crime Commission explains the importance of a study the agency is doing of the criminal justice system in St. Tammany Parish in this May 6, 2015, interview.
View ArticleMark Peters 4-28-15
Mark Peters, chief executive of East Jefferson General Hospital, explains the hospital's plans for breaking even by the end of 2016.
View ArticleLABI calls bill "fatal spear" for teacher unions
In a meeting with business leaders, LABI's Lane Grigsby describes their "paycheck protection" bill as a way to cut off teacher union funding. "This is a fatal spear to the heart of the giant," Grigsby...
View ArticleDave Peralta indictment - Martin Regan responds
After St. Bernard Parish President Dave Peralta's indictment in Baton Rouge on Wednesday (May 6), his defense attorney Martin Regan responds.
View ArticleDave Peralta Indictment - AAG David Caldwell on St. Bernard
After Dave Peralta Indictment in Baton Rouge, Assistant Attorney General David Caldwell discusses why the sexual battery investigation in St. Bernard is separate.
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