Top New Orleans Area Local News Stories
Source: WDSU.com - Local News
Voters choosing to cast their ballots early can do so starting Saturday at locations across southeast Louisiana.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:48:05 CST
Louisiana lost 21,900 jobs from December to January, but officials said most of those losses were expected as retailers made post-holiday adjustments to staffing.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:54:44 CST
Sources tell WDSU the chief of police in St. Paul, Minn., is at the top of the list as a task force searches for the next superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:56:25 CST
Despite the Sugar Bowl game and the NFC championship game in New Orleans, traffic at the region's international airport posted a 2.7 percent drop in passenger numbers in January, compared with January 2009.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:12:51 CST
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:51:20 CST
A longtime educator and eight-year superintendent will retire this June from her position as the top administrator in the St. Tammany Parish School District.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:11:48 CST
There's a new wrinkle in the battle over a Mississippi prom, as a New Orleans hotel owner said he would host his own dance for students after school officials canceled the event.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:05:42 CST
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is pushing for a law to remove penalties against the agency when it is late paying claims.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:37:54 CST
New Orleans' watchdog has found serious problems with the work of a company hired to oversee New Orleans' recovery from Hurricane Katrina, including overbilling, billing the city for theater tickets and Christmas gifts and questionable contract arrangements.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:44:30 CST
The son of a man charged in the 2008 shooting death of a would-be Ku Klux Klan recruit has pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in the case.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:54:35 CST
The City of New Orleans authorized up to $2,1000 for a one-song performance by the crunk group "The Ying Yang Twins" at last month's Saints victory parade.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:05:30 CST
A Kentucky man and a Louisiana woman have been sentenced to prison terms for their roles in a scheme to embezzle nearly $13 million from a Gretna oil company.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:40:57 CST
Kenner Police began investigating the discovery of a body found dead in a car Thursday morning.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:02:35 CST
The Orleans Parish Coroner announced Thursday that the death of Jannie Burgess at Memorial Medical Center during Hurricane Katrina will not be classified as a homicide.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:25:09 CST
The daughter of a former New Orleans school board president has been sentenced to two years of probation for concealing a bribery scheme.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:58:36 CST
A U.S. District Court judge has sentenced former New Orleans school board member Ellenese Brooks-Simms to 18 months in prison for her role in a bribery scheme involving the brother of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:57:29 CST
A satirical Web site forced to take down a fictional story about a giraffe attack posted after a killer whale trainer died in Florida is getting the backing of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:56:39 CST
State recovery leaders and lawmakers are trying to decide how to spend the federal aid dollars remaining to cope with the destruction of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. But first, they have to agree on how much money remains.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:35:11 CST
Federal agents have arrested a Louisiana man accused of taking two minors from Atlanta to Birmingham for prostitution.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:09:37 CST
U.S. Sen. David Vitter introduced an amendment Thursday to speed up financial support under the Coastal Impact Assistance Program.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:17:17 CST
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