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Just after 8 p.m. on Sunday, local rapper and comedian Messy Mya, born Anthony Barre, was shot to death in the 7th ward. He had attended a baby shower for his unborn child before heading […]

The Governor’s Oyster Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet today to discuss the future of the Louisiana Oyster Industry as well as anticipated uses for the Reimbursement Funds awarded by BP to the state. The […]

Attorneys for Mark St. Pierre, an alleged associate of Greg Meffert the former New Orleans technology chief who has been implicated in a scandal involving kickbacks and other illegal bribes, have recently moved to delay […]

The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Department has issued a statement indicating that they will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight in Chalmette. They have not released any specific information as to the location or duration […]

The trial for the Henry Glover case in which NOPD officers are charged with shooting an unarmed civilian, beating those who attempted to bring him to seek medical attention and the eventual burning of his […]

Stephen Rehage, producer of both the Essence Fest and Voodoo Experience, has been arrested for the alleged rape of a woman in June. On Friday Rehage surrendered himself to New Orleans Police Department sex crimes […]

In honor of All Saints’ Day, New Orleans Courts will remain closed today. This means that anyone arrested over the weekend will have to wait until tomorrow to make any first appearances in court before […]

This Sunday is All Hallows’ Eve, and New Orleans will be buzzing with excitement all weekend. No doubt some of your co-workers have shown up in costume today, but as nightmarish as a meeting with […]

The Voodoo Music Fest will launch its 3-day weekend run of festivities tomorrow. The festival in its 11th year of production has grown to quite a considerable size and plays host to some of the […]

A recent report indicates that despite having the highest median income, St. Tammany Parish, has been hit with the highest rate of foreclosure proceedings in the state of Louisiana. Despite the fact that Louisiana has […]

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement today indicating that they will be conducting an ‘Impaired Motorist Saturation Patrol’…apparently a fancy new name for DWI Checkpoints on Read Boulevard in New Orleans East from […]

In the largest shake up of the New Orleans justice system in years, the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that misdemeanor cases may not be presided over by magistrate commissioners. For decades the unelected magistrates […]

U.S. District Court Judge, Carl Barbier, who is tasked with presiding over the more than 300 lawsuits filed by individuals and companies against BP as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has indicated […]

The Louisiana Supreme Court has extended the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals’ stay against Judge Paulette Irons’ ruling that traffic cameras violate the New Orleans City Charter. Following Judge Irons’ ruling against the cameras, the […]

The White House announced that the moratorium prohibiting drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico that has been in place since May will soon be lifted. The drilling companies must follow the new standards […]

Lloyd Lamy, a former nurse at Slidell Memorial Hospital, has been charged with sexual abuse by three different patients. The latest victim woke up to find Lamy fondling her breasts. Lamy told investigators he was […]

This week, state police set up a mock accident in which one teen driver was texting while driving and ran into another. In order to give a strong message to the people of Louisiana about […]

Two national reports have found that the fines imposed by New Orleans courts are unfair to the underprivileged. The courts have been accused of issuing “pay or stay” sentences which force the defendant to pay […]