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A New Orleans police officer who fatally shot a puppy will face a jury lawsuit trial
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy while responding to a call is set to go to trial ...
Fugitive’s girlfriend charged with aiding breakout at New Orleans jail where she once worked
Authorities have arrested a former New Orleans jail employee and accused her of aiding in a 10-inmate escape at the facility ...
New Orleans jail escapee releases videos, prompting search of home where they were made, source says
A man who identifies himself as New Orleans jail escapee has released videos on social media while still on the run from ...
Authorities investigating a new social media post by a New Orleans jail escapee on the run
Authorities are investigating an Instagram photo showing a man who identifies himself as Antoine Massey, a fugitive still at ...
New Orleans DA pulls out of jailbreak investigation amid conflict of interest allegation
Facing allegations of a conflict of interest, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams removed himself this week from ...
A growing number of New Orleans fugitives’ friends and family arrested for aiding in jail escape
The 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail more than two weeks ago by cutting out a hole behind a toilet received help from at least 15 people, many of them friends and family who provided food, ...
New Orleans jail, site of a brazen inmate escape, faces flooding and plumbing failures
The New Orleans jail where 10 inmates escaped from earlier this month is experiencing “significant flooding” from what a ...
New Orleans holds burial of repatriated African Americans whose skulls were used in racist research
New Orleans celebrated the repatriation and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls had been sent to ...
Judge orders managers for late Johnny Winter to pay $226,000 in damages in lawsuit alleging theft
A Connecticut judge has settled a bitter feud over the estate of the late legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter.
Points of Light, founded by former President Bush, aims to double American volunteerism by 2035
The Bush family’s nonprofit Points of Light will lead an effort to double the number of people who volunteer with U.S.
Packers release Jaire Alexander after injuries had limited the two-time Pro Bowl cornerback
Jaire Alexander has been released by the Green Bay Packers, ending a seven-year run in which he emerged as one of the NFL’s ...
New Orleans police officer to face jury trial for shooting puppy
A New Orleans police officer who fatally shot a puppy while responding to a call is set to face a jury trial Monday in ...