Jesse Brooks
Digital Content Producer
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Jesse Brooks is a Digital Content Producer creating content for the web in the New Orleans market.
Brooks previously worked as a reporter for the Hammond Daily Star and newspapers in Amite, Kentwood, and St. Helena Parish. He is an LPA award-winning writer and journalist. He is also a New Orleans based singer-songwriter, comedian, and actor.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Jesse Brooks
Police say Johnathan Williams was taken into custody without incident at his home not far from where the incident occurred around 11:30 p.m.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 9:06 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Jefferson deputies say that after the crash, which occurred near the area of near Beverly Garden and Codifer Boulevard, the occupants took off on foot. A sheriff spokesperson said that at least one of the suspects will be arrested.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 12:49 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Before the injury, Ingram was averaging 20.8 ppg, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.7 assists in 32.1 minutes of play.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 11:43 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Sheriff Craig Webre said that Michael Jules and Javonte Miller held a couple up at gunpoint just before noon in the Cypress Court Trailer Park in Gray.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 9:48 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Police say that a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were arrested but they did not indicate when the arrests occurred in the safety notice that was sent out to students, faculty, and staff.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 7:30 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
A state police spokesperson said that there was a crash with minor injuries and wreckers are on the scene clearing the roadways.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:16 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
While there seems to be somewhat of a timeline for recovery for Williamson, who is out with a strained hamstring, the current path to recovery for Ingram has felt open-ended.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 12:46 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
A Washington Parish sheriff’s spokesperson said that a hiker in the woods near the parish line was searching for arrowheads when they came upon what appeared to be human bones.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 9:07 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Bogalusa Mayor Tyrin Truong announced at the end of last week that he sent a request to Gov. John Bel Edwards asking for help from state police and the National Guard in an effort to address crime in Bogalusa after the city experienced a violent rise in 2022.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 1:15 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Chief Jimmy Travis said that deputies responded to reports of a man shot on Crossover Road early Friday morning. When deputies arrived, they say they found Jason Addison, 41, laying motionless on the ground with a gunshot wound.
Tangipahoa court cleared following suspicious package left by man claiming to be ‘sovereign citizen’
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 1:08 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Chief Jimmy Travis confirmed the court was open again by the afternoon after authorities cleared the scene.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 10:14 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Sherilyn Price also said that the D.A.’s office has told her that a recent arrest might not be a “viable suspect after all”. Fox 8 has reached out to the D.A.'s office regarding Price's statement and is waiting for comments.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 9:47 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Shane Chelette, of Thibodaux, was booked for sexual battery and oral sexual battery and released on bond the same day in the amount of $2,000.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 12:56 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Police say that Caleb Plaisance, 19, was booked for attempting to flee from an officer and as a fugitive wanted for outstanding felony charges from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office and in Livingston Parish.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 12:03 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Teams officials for New Orleans’s NBA franchise confirmed that all Green Wave players and coaches will be in attendance when the Pelicans host the Miami Heat in the Smoothie King Center Wednesday (Jan. 18) at 7 p.m. so that they can be recognized for their historic 46-45 come from behind Cotton Bowl win and 12-2 season finish.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 10:19 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Expect heavy delays this morning and choose alternative routes.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 9:12 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Police say it happened at Esplanade Ave. and North Roman.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 8:33 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Police say they received calls about a man shot at the intersection of Erato and Constance streets around 5:29 a.m.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 4:51 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
The game was the last of the Pelicans' season-high five-game road trip
Updated: Jan. 15, 2023 at 9:31 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
A cause for the fire is under investigation.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 1:15 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Police say that Arthur “Wooda” Robinson, 28, was arrested at his Hammond residence after officers saw him try to flee out the back window during negotiations.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 12:17 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
For many, the Popeye’s viral vine kid will be immortalized in internet comments sections for years to come but the now 19-year-old Dieunerst Collin is making a name for himself through his own merits.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 10:58 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
The Hammond Police Dept. says that officers responded to calls of an armed robbery at Happy Feet Massage on West Church Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 8:05 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
The outage was reported just before 4 a.m.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 1:22 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Former State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson was sentenced to nearly two years in prison on a federal wire fraud charge Wednesday (Jan. 11).
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 1:22 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Cantrell called now the “perfect time” for the creation of a task force “laser-focused” on reducing violent crime, saying that the city had resources for it now that weren’t available prior.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 9:06 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
The Sunoco armed robbery occurred one day before a deadly home invasion less than a mile away on Klein Road that resulted in a mother fatally shooting the intruder in an effort to protect her home and children.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 11:41 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
The prestigious top 10 ranking comes after a dramatic come-from-behind 46-45 Cotton Bowl win over USC on a final drive orchestrated by quarterback Michael Pratt.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 10:43 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Amite native DeVonta Smith has never had to do a ton of talking off the field. Throughout a young life full of football, the slim 6′0 and 170 lbs. wide receiver has a knack for consistency and producing signature moments.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 12:43 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Authorities say that a 35-year-old man was found dead in the bedroom hallway of a home in the 200 block of 4th Street and that his 74-year-old father was found dead on the bed in an adjacent bedroom with two gunshot wounds to the lower stomach, one to the upper chest, and one to his right arm.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 8:15 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
A kid that was once a viral social media star on the now-defunct video platform Vine is now a high school football state champion in New Jersey.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 12:11 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Chief Jimmy Tavis said that a suspect broke into the Subway on University Ave. with the use of a small hatchet. Travis said that the alleged suspect is a black male who was wearing a dark-colored hoodie, a face mask, and a backpack.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 11:38 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
The mayor also said that the city is ready to invite and pay for outside law enforcement agencies to help with security
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 9:35 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
NFL Network Ian Rapoport says that Damar Hamlin’s breathing tube has been removed and on Friday morning (Jan. 6) he addressed his Buffalo Bills teammates verbally via Facetime.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 4:01 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Deputies say that after arresting two male juvenile suspects from New Orleans on foot after responding to reports of vehicle burglaries in the 1900 block of Cypress Creek Road, a third suspect entered a vehicle in an attempt to flee from authorities.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 11:48 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Police responded to the call around 8:52 a.m. and the victim was declared dead around 9:19 a.m.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 10:20 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Officials with the National Weather Service will survey the area on Wednesday to determine if the damage was caused by a tornado.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 6:51 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Sometime after 3 a.m. responders were on the scene at Trinity Church off of Pumpkin Center Road where they found a fire in the rear of the building.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 12:36 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
A team statement says that Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest after the hit he suffered in the game and that medical personnel on the field restored his heartbeat before transferring him to a local hospital.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 12:39 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
In addition to the tourism representative on the float, Nashville recording artist and Louisiana native Lainey Wilson performed live from the float during the parade. Wilson is also one of the newest stars of the Paramount Network show Yellowstone.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 11:17 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Tyrus Wheat has been a standout talent at Mississippi State
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 6:56 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Osterlind most recently worked at Bayou 95.7, where he was the Morning Drive host, and he previously worked at WRNO.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 1:03 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
The fugitives, wanted for two separate incidents in St. Helena and in Hammond, were arrested at the same place of employment in Pearl River.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 9:41 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
As good as the season start has been, head coach Willie Green has had to shuffle various starting lineups on a weekly and almost nightly basis according to who is available to play.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 6:52 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Few details have been offered about the incident but the Houston Police Department says that McKay is wanted for the fatal shooting of two men in the 11000 block of Bissonnet St. back on Nov. 17.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 12:51 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
The 61-year-old Gasser was set to go through a retrial in January for the roadrage incident that occurred at an intersection in Terrytown in 2016 but will instead serve a prison sentence. Gasser has currently served six years behind bars.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 11:42 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Cantrell tapped Captain Michelle Woodfork Tuesday (Dec. 20) morning in a press conference. She becomes the first female police superintendent in the history of the force.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 4:36 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Friends and relatives of a Gentilly woman are grieving after she was burned to death at the gated front door of her home on a cold night without electricity.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 2:29 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks and Emily Van de Riet
A 73-year-old woman died in a fire at her home because she was trapped by a security gate with a padlock on it, according to the victim’s family.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 12:09 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Despite being down two starters, the Pelicans have soared to 8 straight wins and a franchise-best 18-8 start to remain atop of the Western Conference and their momentum could be getting even stronger soon.
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