Matt Bruce

A fatal shootout last year that claimed the life of a single mother visiting town from Chicago happened after one of the alleged shooters made a pass at a woman dancing on a busy Bourbon Street corner.

Updated A former Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office maintenance man admitted Thursday that when he shut off water supply to a jail cell at the

Jessica Williams, 33, a Chicago mother of two, was celebrating her birthday in New Orleans when she got caught in the crossfire of a shootout between two men on Bourbon Street in September 2025. One of the bullets struck her in the back and she died.

The Metropolitan Crime Commission found that the court’s judges kept pace with an increased workload over the past two years while reducing a backlog of longstanding cases.

This year's race for judge over Section H of Criminal District Court in New Orleans pits Judge Camille Buras against Judge Leon Roche.

He’s been convicted of killing a man, accused of threatening at least one New Orleans judge, and he used a cell phone to send text messages from jail to Jason

Hollywood director Lance Oppenheim's newest film, “You Can See Everything,” has stirred rave reviews for its experimental look at convicted Silicon Valley fraudster Elizabeth Holmes during her last weeks of freedom.

He's been convicted of killing a man, accused of threatening at least one New Orleans judge, and he used a cell phone to send text messages from jail to Jason Williams, his former defense lawyer who is now the district attorney.

Ferdinand Woolens had dreams of becoming an engineer. He had a full scholarship to LSU this fall.

The race for judge of Section D in Criminal District Court features two sitting jurists seeking a fresh term on a bench that the Legislature just reduced from 12 to