As a child, Will Sutton thought he was getting a good dose of Black culture, news and information as he was growing up in New ...

In late June and early July, groups of yellow-crowned night herons will begin to leave their New Orleans nests. First they ...

The Grammy-winning jazz bassist, singer and composer capped a week of unpredictable weather and memorable performances.

A well-known Marigny bar at the center of multiple WDSU investigations is facing eviction. Neighbors say dangerous incidents ...

Two people accused of assisting the inmates who bolted from a New Orleans jail in last Friday's mass escape have been arrested as the search for fugitives still at large stetched into its sixth ...

According to state police, Cortnie Harris, 32, of New Orleans, and Corvanntay Baptiste, 38, of Slidell, were arrested in connection with the investigation.

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 14 people, many of them friends and family who provided food, ...

Two inmates — Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves — who escaped from a New Orleans jail nearly two weeks ago may be in other cities, Louisiana's attorney general told CBS News.

The New Orleans prison worker who was arrested for allegedly helping 10 violent inmates break out last week claimed one of the prisoners threatened to “shank” him if he didn’t assist them.

The New Orleans Police Department is trying to identify and arrest a group of thieves who are blamed for at least six car burglaries in the same night in the Mid-City and Gentilly neighborhoods.

NEW ORLEANS — The search continues for the Orleans Parish Jail escapees following what Sheriff Susan Hutson calls a security breach.Video of one of the reported escapees, Kendell Myles, being ...

Two people accused of assisting the inmates who bolted from a New Orleans jail in last Friday's mass escape have been arrested as the search for fugitives still at large stetched into its sixth ...