A man who was just elected to serve as New Orleans’ chief criminal court record keeper has an extraordinary personal connection to the role. Calvin Duncan, 62, spent three decades in prison before his wrongful murder conviction was vacated. He will take office as the city’s newly elected clerk of criminal court in January despite…
From the South Shore to the North Shore, families say they are at a breaking point with their bills. So, we are here to help. WDSU spoke with a money-saving expert to share tips you may not know about.In St. Tammany Parish, it’s another grocery run for Samantha Honeycutt.“It hurts to see people do without,…
New Orleans — National Guard troops are expected to arrive in the Big Easy before the end of November, Anne Kirkpatrick, the city’s police superintendent, told CBS News, adding that she had a “good conversation” with a National Guard major recently about the plans. “We are working together and planning their deployment,” Kirkpatrick told CBS…
Last of 10 escaped New Orleans inmates captured in Atlanta – CBS News Watch CBS News The last of 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center in May was captured in Atlanta after a brief standoff, according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office. Alexa Liacko has more. Source link
NORD IS WORKING TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARE FED DURING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. EVERY DAY FROM THREE UNTIL SIX AT ALL NORD REC CENTERS, KIDS 18 AND UNDER CAN SHOW UP FOR A FREE KID CAFE MEAL. THIS PROGRAM IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SECOND HARVEST, NO KID HUNGRY AND SHARE OUR STRENGTH. IT’S A…
911 systems across Mississippi and Louisiana were down Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said AT&T was reporting damage to some of its fiber optic lines and that was affecting 911 services across the state. Across Louisiana, 911 phone lines are also down. The state’s most populous cities, including Baton Rouge and…
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is on the scene of a triple shooting in Algiers. Around 1:10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, NOPD officers were called in reference to a shooting at the corner of Nunez and Newton streets. Responding officers arrived to find a victim suffering from a gunshot wound….
“WE HAVE THE BODY BAGS READY.” Though it was more than 25 years ago, I still feel the chill that ran through my body in a conference room in the wetlands of Northern California. I was a graduate student on a multi-university, interdisciplinary wetland restoration project team. We, a group of scientists from the south…
Trump suggests National Guard could be sent to New Orleans next – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump suggested New Orleans could be the next city to which he deploys National Guard troops. Kati Weis has details. Source link
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, survivors can still describe in detail what they faced in the days after the storm devastated the Gulf Coast. In New Orleans, many initially thought they had escaped the worst, that is, until the storm surge overwhelmed the levees, breaking the city’s floodwalls. As the days went on, the situation…