By JACK BROOK NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former law enforcement officer accused of planning to kill Black people in a mass shooting at a New Orleans festival was quietly released from custody over the summer after a grand jury found there was…
By JOSH KELETY A judge approved a $106 million settlement Thursday that ends a yearslong legal battle over the deadly 2019 collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel that was under construction in New Orleans. The 18-story hotel project partially collapsed in October…
Two of hip-hop’s most iconic labels are teaming up for an arena tour. Cash Money Records and No Limit Records will hit the road together, bringing a star-studded lineup and special guest Boosie. Artists including Birdman, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Master…
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WXXV)- New Orleans will be playing host to military ships next weekend as navies from Chile, the Netherlands, America and others will be in the Crescent City.…
By JACK BROOK NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Louisiana sheriff whose office came under investigation after 10 inmates broke out of a New Orleans jail in an audacious escape that happened on her watch. Orleans Parish Sheriff…
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of planning a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival was arrested at a Florida hotel with a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. The event was not named,…
By SARA CLINE and JACK BROOK NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — A National Guard deployment in New Orleans authorized by President Donald Trump will begin Tuesday as part of a heavy security presence for New Year’s celebrations a year after an attack on revelers on Bourbon Street…
TAMPA BAY, Florida (WXXV) -- The New Orleans Saints got back on track with their third win of the…
By JACK BROOK Updated 11:03 PM CDT, October 11, 2025 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans city councilmember Helena Moreno was elected mayor Saturday in the race to succeed LaToya Cantrell, who is ending a turbulent second term shadowed by federal…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Republican governor asked for National Guard deployments to New Orleans and other cities, saying Monday that his state needs help fighting crime and praising President Donald Trump’s decision to send troops to Washington and Memphis. Gov. Jeff…
Due to high demand for the Mardi Gras service line, Amtrak is adding an additional train car ahead of Saints home games. The upcoming games include: September…
By JACK BROOK Updated 11:06 PM CDT, September 9, 2025 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday for the first time since she was indicted on corruption charges stemming from an alleged…
South Mississippi (WXXV)- Amtrak is ready to roll. After millions of dollars being invested and several delays, tickets are now available for the twice-daily Amtrak Mardi Gras Service…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became a household name amassing an enormous following and multimillion-dollar ministry only to be undone by his penchant for prostitutes, has died. Swaggart died decades after his once vast audience dwindled…
Mississippi Gulf Coast (WXXV)- Tomorrow, July 1, at a series of news events across the route, Amtrak will announce the start date for full service by Amtrak Mardi Gras Service intercity passenger trains twice-daily between New Orleans and Mobile. With…
By JACK BROOK Updated 11:39 AM CDT, May 20, 2025 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans jail maintenance worker has been arrested on accusations that he turned water off to a toilet covering a hole in the wall that 10…
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Officials increased the reward for the capture of seven inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet as at least a dozen law enforcement agencies pressed their…
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and JEFF MARTIN Updated 2:18 PM CDT, April 29, 2025 An official with the Islamic State group has been detained in Iraq, suspected of being involved with inciting the pickup truck-ramming attack in New Orleans that killed more than a dozen people celebrating the…
By Petty Officer 1st Class James Hong Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 came to the aid of stranded motorists off of Interstate 10 East outside New Orleans last week. The Seabees were…
A young man out of Long Beach got the chance of a lifetime. Blake Boyer got to meet his football idol, Justin Jefferson, who is a receiver…
The Super Bowl experience is happening now in New Orleans, giving fans a special inside look into Super Bowl operations, but there's one part that the general public doesn't get…
We are just two sleeps away from Super Bowl 50 in the great city of New Orleans. The Kansas City Chiefs are the NFL's standard when it comes…
We are now just three days out from Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans and it was another jam-packed day in the Big Easy.…
The fun in New Orleans continues for Super Bowl 59 as the Super Bowl Experience began on Wednesday. Also Known as the NFL's football theme park, the Super Bowl Experience features many…