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A Mexican man pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony in a drug trafficking case involving meth shipments from California to New Orleans. He faces up to three years in prison.
A former Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office employee, Labrina Carey Lackey, faces felony charges for allegedly embezzling over $90,000 from an inmate trust fund.
A Georgia woman pleaded guilty to money laundering and aiding interstate travel for racketeering, linked to transporting illegal funds and drugs for a trafficking organization.
NOPD seeks a person of interest after a three-year-old accidentally shot himself with a gun registered to Tatisha C. Refuge. They urge her to come forward for questioning.
Multiple shootings in New Orleans during a weekend left four injured and two dead, with police investigating the incidents and seeking public assistance.
The Louisiana State Police are investigating a deputy-involved fatal shooting in Marksville, which took place amid an increased law enforcement presence due to recent violence.
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New Orleans updates its sanitation schedule for Thanksgiving, with no curbside trash or recycling collection for most areas, while daily collection continues in the French Quarter and Downtown.
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The forecast for New Orleans includes partly cloudy skies, chance of showers, and patchy fog with highs around 67°F. Humidity is at 93%. Thanksgiving may see thunderstorms and a 30% chance of rain.
Coroner identifies Yasmeen Webb as the victim of a French Quarter shooting which left one dead and three injured. Nicholas Miorana and two others face murder charges as the NOPD investigates.
A pedestrian was fatally hit by a truck on US 90B East in New Orleans; NOPD is investigating with no charges filed yet.
NOPD released body cam footage showing an encounter where an officer was shot at by burglary suspect Dwayne Brown, who was later apprehended and faces multiple charges.
A woman was killed and three others injured in a French Quarter shooting in New Orleans. Nicholas Miorana was arrested, while two suspects remain at large.
The National Weather Service in New Orleans predicts clear skies and rising temperatures for the week, with fair weather and slight chances of showers by next Wednesday.
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