Top New Orleans Area Local News Stories
Source: WDSU.com - Local News
A 31-year-old man was killed after a shooting Thursday in the 9th Ward.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:25:17 CST
The Coast Guard said oil has spilled into the Mississippi River after two vessels collided about 2 a.m.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:22:37 CST
Officials with the Superkrewe of Endymion said they are canceling their Samedi Gras concert as rain is expected to move in the metro area on Saturday.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:19:50 CST
Police investigate a shooting along the Uptown parade route.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:32:16 CST
A live view of Bourbon Street from the Royal Sonesta Hotel.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:34:29 CST
Many of the costumes worn by Carnival Krewe royalty are created in a garage workshop on the North Shore.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:26:09 CST
It's carnival season! Share photos of your party regalia or from Mardi Gras' past. And while you're here, check out hundreds of great photos already shared by our u local community.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:03:40 CST
A former candidate for Jefferson Parish Sheriff has been arrested on a fugitive warrant.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:16:28 CST
The U.S. House has approved setting aside 80 percent of fines from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill for environmental restoration work on the Gulf Coast.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:46:59 CST
The Orleans Parish district attorney says DNA from a rape 16 years ago led to the conviction of a 35-year-old man in a sexual assault committed when he was 19.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:08:32 CST
Authorities say a St. Bernard Parish man has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography on two computers involving 600 child sexual abuse images of very young boys and girls.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:56:47 CST
A federal judge has thrown out a Louisiana law that bans certain sex offenders from Facebook and other social networking sites.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:37:19 CST
Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley says a man dived through a window, fought deputies with a floor fan and died after being hit twice with stun guns.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:21:39 CST
Violence in New Orleans has claimed 27 lives so far in 2012, and crime data indicate most of the slayings happened in one community.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:31:50 CST
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