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Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 12:15 PM CDT
|By Josh Roberson and Natasha Robin
Judge Kimya Holmes found Lenyra Theophile competent to stand trial alongside her co-defendants.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 4:28 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
In new court documents obtained by Fox 8, disputes between Bella Fontenelle's mother and her accused killer span back to 2021.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 5:50 AM CDT
|By Natasha Robin and Gray News staff
The customer called police, who arrested the suspect and booked him on simple assault and drug possession.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 4:46 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Police say the man sexually assaulted four victims at the Rue Parc Fontaine apartment complex over the past two weeks.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 4:17 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Linda Frickey, 73, was dragged to her death during a carjacking attempt on March 21, 2022
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 4:13 PM CST
|By Natasha Robin
Two days before her one-year wedding anniversary, Melissa Stiller received a devastating phone call from the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 5:28 PM CST
|By Natasha Robin
A judge on Monday (Jan. 30) denied two motions filed by the defense claiming the teens were too young to understand the crime and should have separate trials.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 7:01 PM CST
|By Natasha Robin
Family members identified Southern University student Courtney Hughes as one of the two 19-year-olds killed early Monday in a mass shooting at a holiday party in the Ninth Ward.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 5:28 PM CST
|By Natasha Robin
The nine-year NOPD veteran was found dead during a welfare check at her address.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 6:25 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley and Natasha Robin
Tracy Nguyen, 24, was fatally shot in the 2300 block of Division Street on Aug. 10, 2013
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 4:48 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
“Young men or women used ultimate acts of violence with no fear of consequence. They don’t care where they shoot, or who they shoot."
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Police say a woman, armed with a handgun, went behind the counter and forced five people into a freezer while the manager was forced to open a safe.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 6:45 AM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Police said 15-year-old Jerry Smith had a gun in his hand when found slain outside Bogalusa High's football game Friday.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 1:57 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Blossom Ruffins, daughter of Kermit Ruffins and Harmonese Pleasant, was born prematurely and is currently paralyzed from the belly button down.
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: Aug. 19, 2022 at 6:50 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Crime victims say they felt victimized all over again when Mayor Latoya Cantrell showed up in court to support a juvenile perpetrator during sentencing.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 11:42 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley and Natasha Robin
Operations of the New Orleans Police Department have been governed by a consent decree since former mayor Mitch Landrieu asked for federal oversight in 2012.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 9:44 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
The NOPD says it is investigating, but so far hasn’t identified any officer who it says responded improperly.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 12:25 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
New Orleans police confirmed 31-year-old Jenee Pedesclaux is the mother of a 4-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy she is accused of stabbing Sunday (Aug. 8) in their home in the 3100 block of Law Street.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 4:34 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin and David Jones
Henry Timothy, hired to amend and prepare tax returns for attorneys Jason Williams and Nicole Burdett, took the witness stand Wednesday (July 20) in the first day of testimony in Williams' federal tax fraud trial.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 4:18 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin and David Jones
A jury of 12 has been seated Tuesday (July 19) in the highly-anticipated tax fraud trial of Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 7:32 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams’ federal trial is set to begin Monday morning.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 10:27 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
According to the city council data analyst, New Orleans could have the nation’s highest murder rate per 100,000 people.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 4:31 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
A resolution calling for the closure of the troubled Bridge City detention center passed unanimously.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 8:15 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin and Gray News Staff
Police are searching for a man who killed a mother of two in New Orleans, after she considered getting a restraining order on him.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 5:46 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Groups of people, some from out of town, traveled to New Orleans to do what they called a “take over” of city streets Sunday night.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 5:30 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
The press conference comes after several videos were widely circulated on social media. In the videos, drivers are seen spinning cars in donuts at different intersections across the city. Crowds of people watching the stunts blocked traffic.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2022 at 12:31 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
The four teens accused of carjacking and killing Linda Frickey made a court appearance Friday.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 4:55 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Bloody violence began Friday afternoon and continued through Monday morning in New Orleans.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 2:43 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Last weekend, when crowds gathered in the Claiborne corridor, the driver of a red Camaro shows no fear as he does donuts at Claiborne and Columbus Street, nearly hitting an NOPD unit.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 9:06 AM CDT
|By Natasha Robin and Gray News staff
In Louisiana, Wayne Warner has been the principal at Chalmette High School for 49 years.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 6:36 AM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Wayne Warner has been the principal of Chalmette High for 49 years, inspiring students for decades, and known for his humble, kind demeanor.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 7:47 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
When a juvenile is found guilty of a crime in Louisiana, a parent or guardian may soon be required to pay restitution to the victim.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 5:46 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Reports of violence and abuse inside the state’s juvenile correctional facilities, along with escape after escape, has lawmakers calling for change.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2022 at 5:53 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin and Mykal Vincent
Three days after he escaped, an anonymous source provided FOX 8 with Jonathan Sheard Jr.'s identity.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 5:32 PM CST
|By Natasha Robin
“It’s unacceptable for these carjackings to keep going on,”
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 11:52 AM CST
|By Ken Daley and Natasha Robin
A woman's headless torso was found stuffed in a freezer on a bus parked in the back yard of Benjamin Beale's residence in the 2300 block of Pauline Street, according to court documents filed by the NOPD.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 2:20 PM CST
|By Ken Daley and Natasha Robin
Three adjudicated teens escaped early Sunday (Nov. 21) from the Bridge City Center for Youth, according to three law enforcement sources.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2021 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
A shortage of NOPD officers volunteering to work the Krewe of Boo speaks to a manpower crisis that could affect future events and Carnival 2022.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 9:29 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin and Kaitlin Rust
“The fire was in a very inaccessible place. So we needed to have enough firefighters to cover a large amount of area so it wouldn’t get out of control more than it already was,” said Michael Williams of the New Orleans Fire Dept.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 5:24 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin, Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
The lawsuit claims Entergy failed to maintain its infrastructure and facilities, plunging nearly a million people into the dark as Ida ravaged southeast Louisiana.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 2:25 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin and Mykal Vincent
Attorneys say Entergy knew of deficiencies in their infrastructure yet failed to act upon them.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 5:39 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Laplace residents gut homes and prepare for rebuilding, but some are deciding whether to come back or not.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2021 at 8:25 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin and Gray News staff
Katelyn Palmer was certain she’d never get the COVID vaccine until the unimaginable happened.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2021 at 4:13 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Katelyn Palmer was certain she’d never get the COVID vaccine until the unimaginable happened.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2021 at 11:12 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Natasha Robin
On Friday morning, JPSO had a full complement of search and rescue crews near the Twin Canals on Barataria Boulevard.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2021 at 12:12 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent, Natasha Robin and Gray News staff
The boy with autism went missing Thursday around 5:30 p.m., according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. He was last seen with a parent.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2021 at 12:31 PM CDT
|By Natasha Robin and Mykal Vincent
Findings from a new survey conducted by the New Orleans Crime Coalition show the majority of the city’s residents do not feel New Orleans is safe.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 11:08 AM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
A woman accused of stealing a car with two kids inside of it has been arrested, according to New Orleans Police.
Updated: May. 24, 2021 at 11:42 AM CDT
|By Natasha Robin
Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Gerald A. Turlich Jr. announced the arrest of a suspect accused of selling a teenager substances that led to her overdose and death.
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