Updated: Jul. 4, 2022 at 5:10 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Terrence Johnson, 21, was booked with attempted carjacking and attempted vehicle theft after allegedly trying to carjack a New Orleans RTA bus on Sunday (July 3).
Updated: Jul. 4, 2022 at 6:29 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Joey Chestnut has won the Nathan's hot dog eating contest in 14 of the past 15 years, and set a record last year by consuming 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 12:36 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Brown was wanted in two states, accused of killing a woman in New Orleans and shooting a Tennessee police officer during a traffic stop.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 7:18 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
New Orleans murder suspect B.J. Brown has been captured by authorities in Tennessee, officials said.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 7:00 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
The National Hurricane Center said Sunday (June 26) that a tropical wave crossing the Atlantic from Africa has a 70 percent chance of forming into at least a tropical depression in the next five days.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 8:58 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Dillard University professor Dr. Robert Collins said concerns that the US Supreme Court could roll back other established rights in the wake of its opinion overturning federal abortion protections are legitimate.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2022 at 10:00 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Five people were shot in four separate incidents during the overnight hours early Saturday (June 25), including a man gunned down on Bourbon Street.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2022 at 12:13 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Brandon Rock, 18, was booked Friday (June 10) on single counts of manslaughter and illegally carrying a weapon on school property.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 10:31 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Three people were shot Tuesday (May 31) outside a Morris Jeff High School graduation ceremony at Xavier University, New Orleans police said.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 6:44 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
A Plaquemines Parish deputy sheriff was seriously injured Tuesday (May 31) after being struck by a four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle he was attempting to stop for reckless driving, officials said.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 4:10 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley, FOX 8 Staff and Gray News staff
One person was killed and two others injured in a shooting Tuesday outside a high school graduation ceremony that had just concluded at Xavier University, New Orleans police said.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 3:57 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
A St. Tammany Parish deputy was shot early Wednesday (May 25) while investigating a burglary call, Sheriff Randy Smith's office said
Updated: May. 22, 2022 at 10:39 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Seven boaters and a dog were rescued by the US Coast Guard on Saturday (May 21) after their vessel caught fire off the coast of Gulfport, Miss.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 5:59 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Drew Brees says he's 'undecided' on his future following a media report that he's out after one season as an NFL analyst on NBC Sports.
Updated: May. 15, 2022 at 7:14 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Three Louisiana juvenile detention center escapees and a guard who aided them were arrested early Sunday at a Houston motel, authorities said.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 5:52 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley and Jordan Gartner
Officials in Louisiana report a group of nine people was able to be rescued over the weekend after their boat capsized.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 7:19 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
A 7-year-old girl's life was saved after her family's boat capsized off Grand Isle on May 7, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 7:04 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
The Saints' game in London will be their third in the British capital, following victories at Wembley Stadium in 2008 and 2017.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2022 at 10:29 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Saints quarterback Jameis Winston was to receive his bachelor's degree Saturday (April 30) in Tallahassee, seven years after leaving Florida State early to enter the 2015 NFL draft.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 9:11 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Kenneth Carlson, 42, was arrested Sunday (April 25) after allegedly stealing a tip jar from a Jackson Square food vendor and punching a 50-year-old man who pursued him, New Orleans police said.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 12:09 AM CDT
|By Amanda Alvarado, Ken Daley, Amanda Roberts and FOX 8 Staff
Rescue crews searched more than 93 miles along the Mississippi River with a combined 55 total hours.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2022 at 6:56 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Three children were missing Saturday night (April 23) after plunging into the Mississippi River in New Orleans, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 6:41 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley and Andrew McMunn
A police officer with the New Orleans Police Department was arrested on allegations of dealing crack cocaine.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 6:51 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Devin Booker scored 25 points and Chris Paul had 30 to lead the Phoenix Suns past the New Orleans Pelicans, 110-99, in Sunday's Game 1 of their NBA playoff series.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2022 at 11:31 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
The eighth-seeded New Orleans Pelicans open their first NBA playoff run since 2018 on Sunday against the top-seeded Phoenix Suns.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 7:57 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Authorities are searching for a 19-year-old New Orleans man who injured a staff member during an escape Sunday (April 10) from the Bridge City Center for Youth detention facility
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 11:42 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
A 13-year-old boy was arrested in St. Bernard Parish on accusations that he fatally shot a 14-year-old boy last week in New Orleans East, authorities said Wednesday.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2022 at 10:35 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Kenner-raised musician Jon Batiste, a product of St. Augustine High and NOCCA in New Orleans, heads into Sunday night's award show with a leading 11 Grammy nominations from his March 2021 album 'We Are.'
Updated: Apr. 2, 2022 at 1:04 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Pelicans executive Swin Cash was revealed Saturday (April 2) as one of the 13 new members being inducted this September into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 9:26 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Two-time Super Bowl winning safety Malcolm Jenkins is retiring, the Saints announced Wednesday (March 30).
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 12:01 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley and Gray News staff
Chris Frantz's post was accompanied by a photo showing the couple’s crumpled white Ford SUV, which appears to have been totaled in the violent collision.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2022 at 6:48 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley and Amanda Roberts
A man was fatally shot in the chest inside a Bourbon Street business early Sunday (March 20), New Orleans police said.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2022 at 1:11 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
The body of an unknown male was pulled out of the Mississippi River near downtown New Orleans, after it was spotted floating in the water Friday evening (March 18).
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 3:01 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Quarterback Deshaun Watson has decided where he wants to play, waiving his contract's no-trade clause to facilitate his exit from the Houston Texans.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 4:59 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
The Saints have joined the Carolina Panthers in making a trade offer to acquire quarterback Deshaun Watson from the Houston Texans, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 9:20 AM CST
|By Ken Daley
Slidell police and deputies from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office are searching for 35-year-old Jimmy Graham, who is wanted on a kidnapping allegation from Georgia.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2022 at 2:22 PM CST
|By Ken Daley and Josh Roberson
Ivan Bondarchuk, a 2018 graduate of Tulane University's law school, is working with other attorneys in Kyiv to inform the world of developments in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and document evidence of potential war crimes.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2022 at 8:33 AM CST
|By Ken Daley
The first major parade weekend of Carnival 2022 kicked off Friday night (Feb. 18) in New Orleans and Metairie.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2022 at 3:07 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
Morgan City police booked a 14-year-old boy with second-degree murder Saturday (Feb. 12) after he allegedly shot and killed an 11-year-old boy with a found weapon.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2022 at 1:03 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
The Louisiana Supreme Court has denied a request from plaintiffs to directly take up their lawsuit against New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the city's Health Department and its chief Dr. Jennifer Avegno over their COVID-19 vaccination and indoor masking mandates.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 5:16 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
Saints defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, 49, is the team's choice to succeed Sean Payton as head coach.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2022 at 2:03 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
A Tulane University student who met a potential match through an online dating app was raped by the man last month in her on-campus residence, the university’s police department said Saturday (Feb. 5).
Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 at 10:20 AM CST
|By Ken Daley and Gray News Staff
Louisiana authorities said a 4-year-old died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while adults were smoking marijuana in a car.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2022 at 5:48 AM CST
|By Ken Daley
A bomb threat at Xavier University has shifted morning classes to remote learning through noon Tuesday (Feb. 1).
Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 9:18 AM CST
|By Ken Daley and Rob Masson
The Louisiana Gaming Control Board announced Wednesday (Jan. 26) that some of the licensed sites and apps will begin accepting mobile wagers this Friday at 8 a.m.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 at 10:40 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
Reaction to Sean Payton's departure as Saints coach ranged from shock to resignation
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 3:45 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
The intrigue swirling around the future of Saints coach Sean Payton deepened Monday (Jan. 24), when team owner Gayle Benson admitted her own uncertainty about his return next season.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2022 at 9:51 AM CST
|By Ken Daley
Saints coach Sean Payton is said to still be pondering whether to return for the final three years of his contract in New Orleans, according to NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 12:17 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
Four people were reported killed Wednesday (Jan. 19) in an overnight house fire in the Eden Isle subdivision of Slidell, the St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 1 said.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2022 at 9:56 AM CST
|By Ken Daley
New Orleans' Lawrence Brooks died Jan. 5 at age 112, as the nation's oldest surviving World War II veteran