Louisiana man arrested on cocaine charge by Steven Seagal pleads guilty, gets probation
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:14 -0700
GRETNA, La. - A Louisiana man who was arrested by Steven Seagal and other sheriff's deputies last year has pleaded guilty to a minor drug charge.
22 New Orleans-area Residents Charged with Katrina Fraud
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:05:51 -0700
22 individuals are facing federal felony charges via grand jury indictments or bills of information as a result of alleged Katrina fraud offenses, announced United States Attorney Jim Letten, joined by David Welker, FBI Special Agent in Charge New Orleans Division, Robert Anderson, Special Agent in Charge, Housing and Urban Development Inspector General for the New Orleans Division, Terence ...
Reconstructing the Story of the Storm: Hurricane Katrina at Five
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:05:07 -0700
The Nation -- Five years later we're still coming to terms with what happened in New Orleans on August 29, 2005, and thereafter, struggling to get the facts straight and to figure out what it said about race, disaster and even human nature. How we remember Hurricane Katrina is also how we'll prepare for future disasters, so getting the story right matters for survival as well as for justice and ...
New Orleans police say slaying suspect may be in Fort Worth
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:54:53 -0700
Investigators believe that a man accused of killing a Louisiana police officer may be in the Fort Worth area.
Police Searching For Violent Criminal On The Loose
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:55:39 -0700
A man wanted in two Texas towns for a violent crime spree could be somewhere in Acadiana at the moment and that has people on edge. "I heard that a man hijacked a van, hurt some woman really bad and he's somewhere around here but they don't know where." "If he did it to one family, he could do it again." "Lock your doors, look out, be as ...
Ex-Gretna councilman Jonathan Bolar sentenced to 17 years
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:39:33 -0700
Judge cites Bolar's 'pattern of deceit and immoral behavior'
Prosecutors say recommendation of about 12 years in jail for Jonathan Bolar is not enough
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:39:13 -0700
Former Gretna Councilman left a "wake of despair" according to prosecutors
Local golfer Andrew Noto has qualified for the U.S. Amatuer
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:11:37 -0700
The event is in Tacoma, Washington
Suspect in Louisiana officer's killing turns himself in
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:40:27 -0700
The former Fort Worth resident is a suspect in the death of a Gretna, La., officer during a brawl in New Orleans.
Mississippi man returned to Jefferson Parish to face charges of child molestation
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:54:26 -0700
A Mississippi man accused of molesting a boy and girl three decades ago in Marrero has been extradited to Jefferson Parish and booked with several counts of sexual battery and molestation of a juvenile. Jerry Leblanc, 58, of Bay St....