New Orleans/ Community & Society
Published on August 14, 2019
Top New Orleans news: Gator sightings reportedly increasing; student athlete claims he was paddledPhoto: David Ohmer/Flickr

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in New Orleans.

Gator sightings increasing in city

There was another sighting on Tuesday, and people in one New Orleans East neighborhood say it's happening all too often.

Read the full story on WWL.

Football coaches battered student with ‘Big Freedia’ paddle, lawsuit alleges

A lawsuit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court accuses multiple Warren Easton High School football coaches of paddling a football player, a violation of Orleans Parish School Board policy banning corporal punishment.

Read the full story on The Lens. 

Humane Society seeks information on charred dog remains found in New Orleans East

The Humane Society of Louisiana is asking the public's assistance on information about any of the dogs whose charred remains were found in the bushes off Michoud Boulevard in New Orleans East.

Read the full story on WDSU News.


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