Top New Orleans Area Local News Stories
Source: WDSU.com - Local News
Police investigate a shooting along the Uptown parade route.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:21:02 CST
Check Out When It's Going To Rain, And When It's Going To Storm!
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:33:46 CST
Police are searching for thieves who appear to be targeting merchandise delivered to the front porches of several Uptown homes.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:21:52 CST
Lafourche Parish authorities say a 41-year-old Thibodaux man drowned after his pickup truck ran off the road and into a swamp.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:24:35 CST
Authorities say millions of federal assistance dollars are stolen and misused each year by people who take advantage of a system meant to help those in need, but Louisiana is cracking down on welfare fraud with the help of technology.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:42:17 CST
Officials with the Rex Organization have announced that the Louisiana State University Tiger Band and the New York Fire DepartmentÂ’s famed Emerald Society Pipes and Drum Corps will march in its 131st parade on Mardi Gras Feb. 21.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:38:08 CST
Get the latest information on parades, routes and news by visiting WDSU's Carnival Central section on WDSU.com!
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:09:34 CST
It's carnival season! Share photos of your party regalia or from Mardi Gras' past. And while you're here, check out hundreds of great photos already shared by our u local community.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:01:30 CST
A federal judge has thrown out a Louisiana law that bans certain sex offenders from Facebook and other social networking sites, calling it an unreasonable restriction on constitutionally protected speech.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:58:22 CST
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Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:49:49 CST
Authorities say a St. Bernard Parish man has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography on two computers involving 600 child sexual abuse images of very young boys and girls.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:56:47 CST
A federal judge has thrown out a Louisiana law that bans certain sex offenders from Facebook and other social networking sites.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:37:19 CST
Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley says a man dived through a window, fought deputies with a floor fan and died after being hit twice with stun guns.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:21:39 CST
Violence in New Orleans has claimed 27 lives so far in 2012, and crime data indicate most of the slayings happened in one community.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:31:50 CST
The search is on to find some thieves who police say stole hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from several Uptown homes.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:33:47 CST
It is a New Orleans homecoming for muses' leading lady.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:40:29 CST
The ferry schedule is announced for Mardi Gras weekend.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:29:50 CST