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NEW ORLEANS, La. a ' An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP's undersea well spilled after a rig explosion.

QUINCY L. JYNES, age 22, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty yesterday in federal court before U. S. District Judge Martin L. C. Feldman to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten.

Federal and local authorities on Thursday arrested a New Orleans man wanted on rape and murder charges in Texas.

As New Orleans cops face charges of killing innocent civilians on a bridge in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, nothing's been said about Blackwater security men who admitted shooting people on a bridge around the same time.

America's favorite seafood? Shrimp. It's easy to see why; shrimp are available fresh or frozen, shell-on and peeled, raw and cooked.

If you diss New Orleans or question the propriety of aid flowing to Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill , expect a tongue lashing from Mayor Mitch Landrieu .

A former New Orleans police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to an animal cruelty charge in connection with the death of Primo, his police dog.

In the wake of recent reports about apparently excessive spending at the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad , Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux said Wednesday that his office will begin reviewing the operations of that agency and other "satellites of city government." Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune All public entities doing public business on public ...

Superintendent of Police Ronal Serpas announced that Joshua Louis Miner was arrested today in connection with the murder of Officer Brett Thomas from the Gretna Police Department.

The New Orleans Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating 20-year-old Timothy Jones wanted and African-American males wanted in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on August 24, 2010, shortly after 6:00 P.M., at a local car washing business, in the 2800 block of Canal Street.

Members of the New Orleans Police Departments Sixth District Narcotics Unit with assistance of Special Operations Division arrested 29-year-old Charles Wade and 50-year-old Kim Washington and booked them with Narcotics Violations.

The getaway truck used by the perpetrator of a Aug. 13 murder of a 47-year-old Kenner man has been found in New Orleans, authorities said today.

Just when you're pretty sure your heart can't bear another word or picture on the subject comes a remarkable Hurricane Katrina anniversary book called "New Orleans: What Can't Be Lost, " featuring 88 short essays on the treasures no storm could take away.

The New Orleans City Council is expected to vote Thursday on an ordinance to legalize operation of for-hire pedicabs in the city.

A New Orleans Recreational Department athletic supervisor has been released on $10,000 bond after his arrest on theft charges.

Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 1:58 pm Article: Stacey Knott Drunkenness on Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras, fresh shrimp and ghost tours have all returned since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, but some neighbourhoods are still hounded by poverty, rotting homes and crime as Kiwi journalist Stacey Knott discovered this week - the fifth anniversary of ...

One seasoned criminal in New Orleans likely will never have another woman in his life.

A federal judge has refused to postpone a sentencing hearing for Jeffrey Lehrmann, a former New Orleans police detective who pleaded guilty to helping cover up a deadly police shooting after Hurricane Katrina.

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During former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's administration, taxpayers financed thousands of dollars in questionable travel and credit card expenses for the mayor and his top staff.