Top New Orleans Area Local News Stories
Source: WDSU.com - Local News
For the second time in a week, an area police officer has been accused of sexual assault.
Published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:34:09 CST
Former city technology chief Greg Meffert has been indicted on federal corruption charges in connection with New Orleans' crime camera program.
Published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:06:38 CST
The dedication of the $60 million expansion of the National World War II Museum was a star-studded red carpet event, with appearances by actors Tom Hanks and Mickey Rooney, among others.
Published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:01:52 CST
After Friday morning's dedication of the National WWII Museum expansion, veterans are treated to lunch, some good '40s music and some pretty high-class waiters.
Published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:17:12 CST
Investigators with the Louisiana Attorney General's Office raided the New Orleans ACORN office Friday in connection with embezzlement and tax fraud allegations.
Published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:28:30 CST
Nine Grambling State University marching band members are recovering in a hospital after a bus accident in Arkansas.
Published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:34:23 CST
Hundreds of World War II veterans gathered Friday for the dedication of the expansion of the National WWII Museum, and it's the stories of those veterans that make the museum possible.
Published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:04:48 CST
The Louisiana Supreme Court has ordered the removal of a Jefferson Parish judge accused of letting her relationships with a fellow judge and a plaintiff's attorney dictate her decision in a case.
Published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:05:05 CST
New Orleans Hornets owner George Shinn has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the team announced Friday.
Published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:43:33 CST
Curtis B. Lyons, the creator of a board game about government shortcomings after Hurricane Katrina, has been charged with using dozens of money orders stolen in New Orleans the year the storm hit.
Published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:36:04 CST
Authorities say a 43-year-old Hammond man flipped his Chevrolet Camaro over while apparently drag racing on an eastern New Orleans lakefront road and died.
Published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:43:51 CST
The Internal Revenue Service says 2,445 refund checks owed to Mississippi and Louisiana residents were returned because of mailing address errors.
Published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:51:09 CST