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January 16, 2024
Political and religious leaders in New Orleans celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday on Monday with a march through Central City and speeches honoring the late civil rights icon.
December 14, 2023
Three years ago, a jury convicted Michael Willis, 51, on a slew of drug-related charges, but it hopelessly hanged when weighing whether Willis was responsible for the second-degree murder of 41-year-old Branden Pelot, who overdosed Jan. 22, 2018 on fentanyl-laced heroin sold by Willis.
November 3, 2023
Daphney Jackson, 26, was convicted in August of manslaughter and aggravated assault.
October 15, 2023
Leon Roché II won a seat on the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court bench, beating out his opponent, Melanie Talia, with 66% of the vote.
September 28, 2023
With early voting set to start on Saturday (Sept. 30), it’s now-or-never time in this season’s campaign cycle. Many mainstream candidates in the race for governor campaigned in metro New Orleans on Tuesday (Sept. 26). Five candidates — Sharon Hewitt, Hunter Lundy, John Schroder, Stephen Waguespack and Shawn Wilson — participated in a morning forum […]
August 18, 2023
Daphney Jackson was also convicted of aggravated assault with a firearm for hitting another person.
August 18, 2023
A jury convicted a Baton Rouge resident of manslaughter Friday for firing the bullet that killed an unsuspecting Bourbon Street bartender.
August 17, 2023
Daphney Jackson, 25, is charged with second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and obstruction of justice in the May 20, 2022 incident.
August 10, 2023
Attorney General Jeff Landry made it official yesterday. He is one of 12 candidates already signed up for ballot’s top spot, with former LABI executive Steve Waguespack and state Rep. Richard Nelson expected to round out the field today. Landry, whose campaign is sitting on more than $9 million as well as a bucket full […]
May 1, 2023
During Saturday’s special election, an overwhelming 91% of voters in Orleans parish voted against a five-point-five millage property tax which would have nearly doubled the amount of property tax funding already dedicated to the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office.