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Police say a man and two women were shot near North Claiborne and Laharpe late Saturday, with injuries believed non-life-threatening.
Saturday night's balloon glow ended abruptly as Zachary police cleared BREC's Community Park after reports of shots fired.
Bernard Fleander Jr. brought the unresponsive 3-year-old to a Napoleonville hospital, deputies say, before an autopsy ruled her death a homicide.
The 17-year-old had climbed with friends into the long-vacant Plaza Tower before dawn, police say. City leaders now face fresh questions over the skyscraper's security.
Maisa Lopes Eliaser spent over a month in ICE custody before officers yanked her off a Brazil-bound plane mid-flight.
Darnell Hunter faces mandatory life in prison, while a second killer got the maximum 40 years for a Chef Menteur Highway shooting.
Marcus Davis faces four felony counts after a multi-agency NOPD arrest tied to an ongoing Special Victims investigation.
Surveillance video allegedly caught Joshua George Bullock dumping paint near Chartres and St. Ann Streets on August 7. He now faces a felony historic-landmark charge.
A man died in the 4200 block of Freret Street, marking the second deadly shooting on the corridor in under two weeks.
A silver SUV grabbed the cash from his mailbox in under five minutes. His daughter says he now regrets trusting the call.
Malcolm Baker allegedly forced his way into an Erato Street home before police tracked him down and reunited the child with family.
Anthony Justin Etheredge faces charges in two parishes after agents found roughly 150 videos on his devices.
Somige Augustine allegedly opened fire on Saint Maurice Street before detectives tracked him to a New Orleans East hideout stocked with weapons and drugs.
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