New Orleans East voters are headed back to the polls this month to settle a legislative race between two attorneys hoping to represent the city’s interests in the state legislature.

New bond terms set for New Orleans music teacher accused of human trafficking ...

City leaders say fighting violent crime in New Orleans is always going to be something they’re working on. During a presentation, Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Michael Harrison, Director of Special ...

Federal prosecutors say Jackson, the leader of the Byrd Gang, pleaded guilty during the trial to avoid a possible life ...

The case's co-defendant, who was 15 at the time of the holdup, was charged as an adult, Jefferson Parish court records said.

Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley have won their respective ...

Tim Jackson, the alleged leader of the Byrd Gang, is headed to federal prison for three decades after cutting a plea deal in the middle of his racketeering trial. Prosecutors said Jackson, known in ...

Recently, Carmel Rhodes died in the New Orleans jail, a jail under federal oversight since June 2013. This is not the first death in the jail since then; it’s the ...