A former New Orleans Police Department officer pleaded guilty this week to wire fraud charges. Leesa Augustine pleaded guilty on Tuesday to three counts of wire fraud and one count of false ...

Authorities are investigating whether one of the two inmates still on the run after last month's New Orleans jail escape posted a social media video, claiming the jailbreak wasn't his idea.. On ...

By JACK BROOK. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy while responding to a call is set to go to trial Monday in a federal lawsuit filed by the dog’s owners.

Deputies with the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Darriana Burton, 28, in New Orleans on June 9, prosecutors announced.

New Orleans Police Department officers responded to a shooting in the 3300 block of Napoleon Avenue.An adult male was found on the scene suffering from a gunshot wound inside of a residence.

A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy violated its owners’ constitutional rights but had qualified immunity, a federal jury found. On Thursday, the jury ruled in a civil ...

Authorities were so convinced about the authenticity of the videos that they searched a New Orleans home late Monday where they believe the videos were filmed, according to a senior law enforcement ...

NEW ORLEANS -- A man who identifies himself as New Orleans jail escapee Antoine Massey released videos on social media while still on the run from authorities, leading to a police raid that failed ...

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 ...

A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy is being sued by the dog’s owners in federal court. On Monday, a jury trial is set to begin reviewing whether Officer Derrick Burmaster ...

A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy is being sued by the dog’s owners in federal court. On Monday, a jury trial is set to begin reviewing whether Officer Derrick Burmaster ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy while responding to a call is set to go to trial Monday in a federal lawsuit filed by the dog's owners.