When deputies arrived on the scene in the 300 block of Gatehouse Drive, they discovered a woman that had been killed by gunshot. She was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police say that the FBI is working in the area of the intersection of Heavens Drive and Libra Avenue today and that there may be a heavy law enforcement presence in the area this morning.
Chief Jimmy Travis said that deputies and units from the Hammond Police Force were able to arrest the 17-year-old suspect that was traveling south on I-55 upwards of 130 miles per hour Monday night.
According to Thibodaux Police Chief Bryan Zeringue, detectives are investigating a double homicide that took place in the 900 block of St. Charles Street in Thibodaux.
Amid the city’s violent crime surge, contractors are working on street upgrade projects that positively benefit neighborhoods across New Orleans. But they fear for their lives, and reached out to the FOX 8 Defenders for help.
Julia Dardar, 36, is confirmed to be the victim. The coroner says she suffered from blunt force injuries of the head and neck with asphyxia due to manual strangulation,
Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams sounds off about what he calls Chief Shaun Ferguson’s rhetoric, blaming others in the Criminal Justice System for the city’s violent crime problem.
An 8-year-old pitbull named DRO went missing after Monday’s incident and the family member says she isn’t sure if the dog got out after the killings or if it was stolen by the intruders.
Quinton Skipper, 18, was booked in three separate cases involving carjacked or stolen vehicles, including one in which a 5-year-old child was briefly kidnapped from outside a Mid-City restaurant on Jan. 7.
The Metropolitan Crime Commission has launched a new weekly bulletin that allows the public to view statistics and maps related to violent crime trends in New Orleans
On Monday, city leaders came together for a wreath ceremony honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. During the ceremony they addressed the city’s second pandemic, which comes in the form of a crime wave.
The man taken into custody after a missing person investigation uncovered a woman’s frozen torso previously posted photos with guns, knives, and fictional serial killers.
Lisa Samuels, 50, of Donaldsonville, was arrested in Ascension Parish and sent to the St. James Parish Jail Wednesday morning where she is being held for indecent behavior with juveniles and molestation of a juvenile.
“It’s terrifying. This is a very quiet street. I’ve always been aware of my surroundings because you’re in a big city and something bad could always happen, but now, this even amplifies that to a whole new level,” says Maupin.
Two 'persons of interest' are being sought by New Orleans police in connection with the investigation into the Jan. 7 shooting death of a woman in New Orleans East
An emotional Friday night outside of Bayou Bistro on Norman C Francis. Manager, Wil Milton says he’ll never forget hearing the pain in that mother’s voice.
A woman was sitting in her car at Freret and Jena St. waiting to pick up dinner for her family when two women pulled up in an SUV and demanded she hand over the keys.
