The fight over development of the vacant Tolmas tract in Metairie is moving to Shreveport. The Times-Picayune archiveA pedestrian walks across the vacant lot known as the Tolmas tract, at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Boulevard and Tolmas Stret... »
These arrests were reported by law enforcement authorities. The Times-Picayune archive Nicole Lanau, 26, 1104 Taft St., Metairie, was arrested April 3 at Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna and booked with 12 counts of forgery, bank fraud an... »
Ellis Lucia, The Times-Picayune archive The Covington Police Department will host a Neighborhood Watch meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday for the south central part of the city, or area No. 2. The meeting will be held at the... »
WASHINGTON -- National Urban League President and CEO Mark Morial asked a conservative legislative group to stop promoting so-called stand-your-ground laws now in effect in Florida, Louisiana and 28 other states. John McCusker / The Times-Picayune Stud... »
Responding to the article "Federal prosecutor admitted posting as 'Mencken1951' after being confronted, Jim Letten says," reader nolaramie commented in part: Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune archiveAssistant U.S. Attorney Sal Perricone 'readily admitt... »
Federal Prosecutor Admits He's H.L. Mencken, in Bizarre Case (Courthouse News Service) Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune archiveAssistant U.S. Attorney Sal Perricone 'readily admitted' using the psuedonym, and the matter has been referred to the Justic... »
Ted Jackson, The Times-Picayune archiveA parking ticket.I received a parking ticket on Lundi Gras for parking less than 20 feet from a stop sign at the corner of Marigny and Decatur. What is the rule when the stop sign is... »
Says he was at a restaurant at the time Kiera Holmes was fatally shot while she played outside in the courtyard of the B. W. Cooper housing development »
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office spokesman Col. John Fortunato offered a few additional tips for securing a home against crafty burglars. In a story published today in The Times-Picayune and on Nola.com, he suggested using double cylinder locks, an au... »
These incidents were reported by law enforcement authorities. The Times-Picayune archive ELMWOOD Edwards Avenue, 900 block; Feb. 26, 9:19 a.m. Burglary. A business said $5,000 worth of stainless steel heating exchanges and pipes was stolen. Ferriday Co... »
Mandeville Police Arrest Report Ellis Lucia, The Times-Picayune archive 02-21-12, Leonard M. Schoenberger 47, 70307 J Street Covington, Felony DWI 3rd offense (7) and above. 02-21-12, Victoria Grace Johnson 24, 2548 Villere Street Mandeville, DWI 1st. ... »
BATON ROUGE -- More than 150 State Troopers will be on foot and in cars working with New Orleans Police Department officers this weekend as the Carnival parade season kicks into high gear. The Times-Picayune/Matthew HintonState Police NOPD officers wal... »
The son of a sharecropper became Louisiana's only four-term governor and later wound up being sentenced to 10 years in federal prison »
In the summer of 1900, one of New Orleans’ worst outbreaks of racial violence involved a man named Robert Charles »
Responding to The Times-Picayune's story "6th Ward shooting leaves man dead; 6th homicide in 4 days," reader chippewa7 commented in part: "Every post I read is a reshuffling of the blame. "Is there no hero or heroine out there who... »
