Top New Orleans Area Local News Stories
Source: WDSU.com - Local News
The former head of the local FBI office, Jim Bernazzani, told WDSU he "won't rule anything out" as a task force looks at possible candidates to lead the New Orleans Police Department.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:42:07 CDT
One state university is taking the connection between beer and college to the next level. Find out which school wants to add a microbrewery to their campus.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:02:07 CDT
The controversial contract to redevelop a New Orleans landmark is on hold because the local developer, Stewart Juneau, said he wants it that way.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:07:18 CDT
Covington Food Bank running out of food and asking for donations.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:45:48 CDT
An LSU graduate student from India has died after falling from the six-story Life Sciences Building on campus.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:05:50 CDT
A state judge has postponed to July the trial for a 22-year-old Metairie woman charged in the death of her newborn in Lake Pontchartrain in Kenner.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:50 CDT
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Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:21:20 CDT
An unexpected drop in state tax collections has created a midyear budget deficit that could be as high as $400 million.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:11:26 CDT
An Arkansas woman suspected of killing her two young children was arrested in St. Charles Parish and faces extradition.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:32:57 CDT
A federal judge on Monday began considering how a Louisiana home tainted by sulfur-emitting Chinese drywall should be fixed, with plaintiffs calling for a complete overhaul of a home and a Chinese wallboard company arguing that removing the drywall and making selective repairs would suffice.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:52:36 CDT
If you're looking to change your life, then NBC wants you!
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:16:08 CDT
A federal jury is hearing testimony about allegations that New Orleans police officers have engaged in a pattern of unlawfully arresting or harassing journalists and bystanders who tape or photograph them in public.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:45:31 CDT
A firefighter admitted to setting a fellow firefighter's house on fire, police said Monday.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:53:10 CDT
Jefferson Parish Sheriff deputies said Monday morning that they are looking for a armed man who stole a car and could be near Rudolph Matas School.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:38:40 CDT
Children from low- and moderate-income families in New Orleans are about to get another chance to attend private school at taxpayer expense.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:41:15 CDT
New Orleans police are investigating a fatal shooting.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:17:03 CDT
The body of a 19-year-old Choctaw man reported missing last week was recovered from the Intracoastal Canal in Larose.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:14:27 CDT
A man is recovering after being rescued by the Coast Guard.
Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:20:17 CDT
A woman was killed and two others were injured in a crash in valet parking area early Sunday, police say.
Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:16:03 CDT