Friday 27th January, 2012
Man Killed In Overnight Hollygrove Shooting
New Orleans police are investigating the city's latest killing on Friday morning.Police said a man was shot to death in the Hollygrove neighborhood just before midnight on Friday.The shooting ...
Jindal Proposes Grading Early Childhood Programs
A plan to rework Louisiana's uncoordinated system of prekindergarten and early childhood education programs is tucked in the list of Gov. Bobby Jindal's education agenda for the upcoming ...
Metairie Man Pleads Guilty To Animal Cruelty Charge
A Metairie man has pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from the attempted poisoning of several cats with insect-killing chemicals.David Rossi, 57, changed his original plea of not guilty to guilty ...
LaPlace Woman Accused On 20 Counts Of Making False Tax Returns
WDSUA LaPlace woman has been accused of 20 federal counts alleging the preparation of false tax returns.Federal prosecutors say the indictment was returned Thursday against 33-year-old Shondrell ...
Church Pastor Pleads Guilty To Katrina Fraud
WDSUA man who was the pastor at a New Orleans church after Hurricane Katrina has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $1 million in disaster loans payments meant to rebuild the church.Federal prosecutors ...
4-Year-Old Brings 9 Bags Of Pot To School
WDSUPolice in Connecticut are investigating after they say a 4-year-old special needs student brought nine bags of marijuana to school and offered it to his friends during snack time.School ...
Mother booked with murder in 2002 death of infant
Fox 8Cpl. L'Jean McKneely Jr. tells The Advocate JoAnn King, 28, admitted to having and placing the baby in a garbage bin in December 2002. King was booked Thursday night with first-degree ...
Driver escapes injury after truck gets stuck on train tracks
Fox 8Raceland - A man is safe after the pickup truck he was driving collided with a train in Raceland, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office says.The accident happened Thursday afternoon on a set ...
Man shot to death in Hollygrove
Fox 8New Orleans - The NOPD is investigating the city's latest murder. Police say an unidentified man was shot to death inside a home in the 2600 block of Dante Street around midnight. He had been ...
La, Miss get federal grants for park marinas
Fox 8NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Parks in Slidell, La., and Iuka, Miss., are getting federal grants to improve their marinas.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says Slidell's Heritage Park is getting $1.5 ...
Bob Licht - ITL Archive
New Orleans HornetsBob Licht Check Hornets.com for Hornets Television Broadcaster Bob Licht's exclusive "In the Lane with Licht" column with in-depth interviews, analysis, and up-to-date information on ...
5 Surefire Ways To Sabotage A Job Interview
WDSUYou've done it. The resume update that you paid more for than your smart business suit or last pair of sensible, but savvy looking shoes has landed you a face-to-face job ...
Look Inside: U.S. Navy SEALs
WDSUU.S. special forces, including Navy SEALs, recently swooped into Somalia in a daring overnight raid to rescue two kidnapped aid workers. ...
Jazz notes: Al Jefferson and Raja Bell are iffy for Friday’s game vs. Mavericks
Salt Lake Tribune(Jeremy Harmon | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah's Al Jefferson shoots a free throw as the Jazz host the Timberwolves at EnergySolutions Arena Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 in Salt Lake ...
Exhibition Review: Smithsonian and Monticello Exhibitions on Jefferson’s Slaves
New York TimesThomas Jefferson . And two new exhibitions come to a far more subtle and illuminating assessment of the past. Jefferson’s relationship to slavery is the subject of an important exhibition ...
New Orleans' Jackson Barracks Gets Another $11.6M for Katrina Repairs
Insurance JournalThe Federal Emergency Management Agency is paying $11.6 million for historic preservation of five of the oldest buildings at Jackson Barracks. The garrison buildings, now single-family housing, sat ...
Sewerage and Water Board proposed rate hike fuels frustration
Fox 8Outraged neighbors voiced their frustration tonight about the sewerage and water board's proposal to nearly double it's rate. The board says it's now at a tipping point and without an ...
Pigeon Town Strikes Against Crime
ABC 26Pigeon Town— Strike Against Crime Week honors two-people who's lives were cut short by gun violence.55 year old Eula Mae Butler Ivy was shot and killed after her grandson testified in ...
Officials Reveal $14M Funding For Neighborhood Repairs
WDSUNew Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced nearly $14 million in new funding for neighborhood street repairs.The first neighborhood to have ...
Louisiana Tech edges Fresno State 59-58
San Diego Union-TribuneRUSTON, La. -; Brandon Gibson dropped in the game-winning layup with 2 seconds left to lift Louisiana Tech over Fresno State 59-58 on Thursday night. Kevin Olekaibe sank two free throws to put ...
Family wants to keep unusual pet
Fox 8GRAND CALLIOU - He wandered out of the bayou, hurt and in need of help. The river otter with two bad legs quickly became part of a Terrebonne Parish family.Teddy Chaisson and his wife, Katina ...
St. Jude Children's Hospital to host benefit art auction
Fox 8Local art enthusiasts get the chance to buy one-of-a-kind art pieces this weekend in the French Quarter. The money they spend will benefit the St. Jude's Children's Research ...
Algiers community meets to voice crime concerns
Fox 8Seperate rape, mugging and murder investigations have people in Algiers on edge. People who are fed up with the violence, brainstorm ways to fix the problem. Natasha Robin has ...
Severe weather affects Plaquemines Parish
Fox 8While the New Orleans area did not see any damage from Thursday's storms, tornado warnings covered much of Plaquemines Parish for over an ...
Mayor's bond proposal for gun offenders draws criticism
Fox 8Bail bondsmen and a retired New Orleans judge weigh in on Mayor Landrieu's idea of higher bond amounts for people caught with illegal ...
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