Marrero News

One of the last FEMA trailers in Jefferson Parish, sitting in Wally Gordon's backyard in Marrero, has been in place so long that new construction around it is blocking its removal.

A sign warns motorists of stop-light cameras as traffic lines up at Clearview Parkway and Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie.

For most of us, high school graduation is a happy time, but what if your diploma wasn't worth what you thought? The WDSU Problem Solvers have been getting complaints from students who say that's exactly what they've discovered.

A Harvey man who says he was wrongly beaten by Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies during a traffic stop in Marrero pleaded innocent Tuesday to a charge of resisting arrest by force.

After getting a tip, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputies and agents from the U.S. Marshal's Office arrested a Marrero man for an April murder, according to JP spokesman Col.

A suspect in an April murder in Terrytown was arrested Sunday evening in a Marrero motel, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office reported.

Friends of the Jefferson Public Library Big Book Sale Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner.

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is offering free flu shots to everyone on Friday, November 13, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Those seeking the free shots are asked to wear a shirt with short or loose-fitting sleeves.

In an effort to promote pet adoptions, Jefferson Parish is expanding the hours of operation at its two animal shelters.

The West Bank levee board has reached an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers to shore up a troublesome levee south of Marrero that one board member has likened to "a cake that keeps falling flat." The 1,600-foot earthen levee, which runs south from the Old Estelle Pump Station, has failed twice, once in the early 1990s and again in 2007 when ...

Confronted with opposing versions of the events that led to the death of a Marrero teenager three years ago, a Jefferson Parish jury sided with prosecutors Thursday and convicted "a bully" of intentionally stabbing the youth during an altercation stemming from a stolen cell phone.

NEW ORLEANS - The Archdiocese of New Orleans and Catholic Charities has agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle 20 lawsuits, most alleging sexual and physical mistreatment of children decades ago at homes for boys from troubled families.

Despite slipping in the statewide rankings, the Jefferson Parish public school system posted its greatest gain ever on its district performance score this year, a sign that the system is progressing in terms of overall accountability, school officials said Tuesday.

MARRERO, La. - Zipping in an airboat over a thick mat of water hyacinths floating in an old oil and gas service canal in the Barataria Preserve, David Muth pointed to wispy trees lining the banks and raised his voice to be heard above the roaring motor.

The early morning killing of an Avondale man Monday marked the end of a violent weekend on the West Bank with multiple shootings and a stabbing investigated by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

A Gretna man and his family are calling for Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand to discipline deputies they say severely beat him during a traffic stop last month.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's deputies discovered the body of an 18-year-old murder victim Monday night when they responded to reports of gunshots in Marrero.

Jefferson Parish deputies late Monday night found a man shot dead in Marrero with a gun still in his hand.

A simple card scanner has virtually revolutionized lunchtime at Truman Middle School in Marrero.

An Alabama man was booked with murder Friday in the killing of a commercial fishing captain aboard a boat off the Louisiana coast Wednesday morning.