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Updated: moments ago
|By Sabrina Wilson
Governor John Bel Edwards, Jefferson Parish leaders and others attended a reopening ceremony for the site where Avondale Shipyards once stood.
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Updated: 11 minutes ago
|By WAFB Staff
A staff member of the LSU Foundation was arrested on several charges, including child pornography, on Oct. 4, and then authorities booked him on more charges on Oct. 7.
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Updated: 39 minutes ago
|By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
A day after the NOPD demoted a Captain who was caught double-dipping, a law professor says he believes the punishment didn't go far enough
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Updated: 1 hour ago
|By Mykal Vincent
A man whose body was found in St. Tammany Parish in 2016 has been identified after DNA samples linked him to a foot found in Biloxi years later.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Rissa Shaw
The mother says "the whole movie is based on witches harvesting children for blood sacrifices.”
Officer involved shooting in Gulfport leads to 15-year-old in hospital, multiple suspects in custody
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By WLOX Staff
One person was transported to a local hospital after an officer-involved shooting in Gulfport on Thursday.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By Meg Gatto
The West Bank man who lured a New Orleans real estate agent to his home, promising to buy a dirt bike, before killing him, will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By FOX 8 Staff
Sabrina Richardson will no longer oversee the third district, which covers Lakeview and Gentilly.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Sabrina Wilson
Low river levels impact river traffic in Mississippi and Tennessee and the Coast Guard is keeping a close watch on river levels in the New Orleans area.
Updated: 24 hours ago
|By Scottie Hunter
A Louisiana state trooper’s admission that he paid a hotel front desk clerk $200 dollars for sex may have helped him dodge a rape charge while at an out-of-state conference, investigative records obtained by WAFB show.
Radar
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Marchaund Jones
In a new study, the top 20 cities that made the list with the food may surprise you.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 1:11 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
A portion of Canal Street is closed and a high school has been placed on lockdown.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 1:08 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
A deputy constable and a property manager were shot Wednesday morning (Oct. 5) in New Orleans East.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 11:05 AM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
Investigators say after the shooting, Jalen Harvey drove Joseph Vindel’s SUV to New Orleans for over an hour with his body inside.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Rust
Some parents and community members in Jefferson Parish are furious with a new proposed plan to re-imagine six of the Parish’s parks.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 10:05 PM CDT
|By David Jones
With higher housing costs and stagnant wages, New Orleans is facing a housing affordability crisis that has netted the city an “F” on affordable housing from HousingNOLA’s annual report card for the third straight year.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 5:16 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Blossom Ruffins is currently paralyzed from the belly button down and doctors say she still has bullet fragments in her kidney.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 4:20 PM CDT
|By WAFB Staff
A man has been arrested in connection with the beating death of his twin brother, according to court documents.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 3:59 PM CDT
|By Robb Hays
An early morning fire at the Marathon Refinery in Garyville injured two workers, a company spokesman said.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 3:49 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Jerald Holmes has been a special investigator with the Orleans Levee District police for more than five years
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 2:56 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
The body of 59-year-old Christopher “Turk” Batiste has been recovered after he was missing for several days without his medication.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 10:36 AM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
All three players were defensive backs on the team.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 10:27 AM CDT
|By WAFB Staff
Over the past two months, EBRSO Narcotics Agents investigated narcotics distribution being conducted by Hakeem Allen.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 8:49 AM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
One man was injured in a Biloxi shooting overnight, and a woman is behind bars.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 6:49 AM CDT
|By WAFB Staff
Louisiana taxpayers have until Oct. 6, 2022, to claim millions of dollars in state income tax refunds before they become unclaimed property.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 10:52 PM CDT
|By David Jones
Mayor LaToya Cantrell has said she does not 'embrace' New Orleans' status as the nation's 'murder capital'
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 9:54 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Rust
The web-accessible cameras and an upcoming new app are intended to help motorists avoid roads blocked by trains.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 9:16 PM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
Kasie Mitchell was captured around 7:30 p.m. in Lawrence County. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office also worked with Pike and Walthall county authorities.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 8:03 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Delshawnique Taylor-Fluker, 32, was fatally shot Sept. 5 near the corner of General Meyer and Behrman avenues in Algiers
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 5:04 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
"They look like Percocet. They look like Xanax. We can’t even tell them apart unless we send them to the lab."
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 4:45 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
Delays in getting inmates to court hearings mean more people remain in jail waiting.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 3:35 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
The man is sought for questioning regarding the Sept. 21 fatal shooting of 59-year-old Clayton Thornton
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 12:24 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
For one popular New Orleans taqueria, the fanfare of National Taco Day was ruined before it could even begin.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 12:02 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
After weeks of criticism and legal reviews, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says she will pay the city back nearly $30,000 in first-class flight upgrades.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 11:04 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Rust
Parish Line Bistro Bar will offer Jefferson Parish's only rooftop dining experience
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 10:33 PM CDT
|By Meg Gatto
Councilman Freddie King says some conditions at Parc Fontaine are unacceptable
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 10:23 PM CDT
|By David Jones
Seven people have been killed in the 25 shootings reported on New Orleans highways through Sept. 30
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 6:59 PM CDT
|By Lester Duhé
A new political advertisement for the 2022 Louisiana Senate Race has people talking.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 5:59 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
As of Mon., Oct. 3, New Orleans police have investigated 220 homicides since Jan. 1. In 2021, there were 218 homicides.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 5:38 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
New Orleans east residents who are tired of the blight and rampant dumping are taking a new approach in their push to improve their neighborhoods.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 5:34 PM CDT
|By Sabrina Wilson
Hurricane Ian temporarily disrupted Florida’s gasoline supply chain, which could cause prices to go up along the Gulf Coast.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 12:15 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
A child was injured in a shooting Sunday afternoon, according to NOPD.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 10:17 AM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
Deputies arrested 46-year-old Travis Barnes of Marrero last night.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 6:18 AM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
After three straight weeks of underwhelming offensive performances, the Saints appear as if they may make a change at quarterback when they face the Minnesota Vikings in London, according to Fox 8 sports analyst Jeff Duncan.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 6:10 AM CDT
|By Marchaund Jones
A woman accused of killing a 70-year-old man in Reserve has turned herself in to authorities and is now behind bars, according to St. John Sheriff Mike Tregre.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 11:12 PM CDT
|By WAFB Staff
Three people have been arrested following a standoff that left a K9 injured, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 10:17 PM CDT
|By Jasmine Lotts
Folks from across the country came to the Hardy Court Shopping Center in Gulfport to enjoy the thrill of Cruisin’ the Coast.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 6:20 PM CDT
|By Sean Fazende
Sean Fazende gives his five takes on the Saints loss to Minnesota in London.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 10:13 AM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
A motorcycle driver crashed and thrown from an overpass in a fatal accident Saturday night in New Orleans East.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 8:08 AM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
A person in a wheelchair was rescued from a 2-alarm house fire in the Milneburg area of New Orleans on Sunday morning.