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November 17, 2022

New Orleans man wins freedom back, 1983 murder conviction overturned

A New Orleans man who has spent nearly four decades behind bars for murder walks free due to a lack of evidence provided to the jury during the 1983 trial that proved his innocence.

November 14, 2022

New Orleans mom and daughter fatally shot in home, investigation ongoing

Brandy Smith, 37, and Raven Smith, 17, were found in their home suffering from gunshot wounds. Gunshots were fired at 2:30 a.m. and deputies have not said who shot the Smiths.

November 14, 2022

New Orleans program helps treat long-term stress post hurricane season

After witnessing how Hurricane Ida affected the mental health of her colleagues, Louisiana resident Kentrell Jones started a mindfulness program to help participants treat stress.

November 14, 2022

Southern US facing first accumulating snow of the season, risk of severe storms

A storm system moving across the Plains will deliver the first accumulating snow of the season for areas of the Southern U.S., which is also facing a storm risk.

November 11, 2022

Louisiana Supreme Court: Convicted man who killed himself should not have been exonerated

A man had his murder conviction vacated because he killed himself in jail while his appeal was pending. The Louisiana Supreme Court said he should not have been exonerated.

November 10, 2022

New Orleans police investigating officer seen in mayor's city-owned apartment on taxpayers' dime: report

New Orleans police are investigating an officer who was frequently seen entering Mayor LaToya Cantrell's city-owned apartment at the expense of taxpayers, a report says.

November 9, 2022

Louisiana mayor running for re-election dies in car crash on Election Day

A Louisiana mayor running for re-election died on Election Day after she was involved in a car crash, the Louisiana State Police said in a Facebook post.

November 9, 2022

Alabama, Tennessee, Vermont, Oregon remove slavery loopholes from constitutions, Louisiana does not

Citizens in Vermont, Tennessee and Alabama voted to change their constitutions to abolish all forms of slavery in a bid to push prison labor reform.

November 9, 2022

Louisiana police say 15-year-old 'out-of-state' teen behind bomb threat that moved polling site

Louisiana police say they have identified a 15-year-old suspect behind a pair of bomb threats directed at a school and polling site outside New Orleans in the last week.

November 8, 2022

Louisiana moves polling site after school receives bomb threat for second time in under a week

The Kenner Police Department outside of New Orleans, Louisiana, says it is investigating the second bomb threat directed at Kenner Discovery School in under a week.