NEW ORLEANS — It's hard to imagine that just five years ago, the city of New Orleans looked completely different as the state ...

A Louisiana inmate found guilty of raping and murdering a New Orleans woman is scheduled to be the first person executed via nitrogen gas in that state in 15 years — despite the controversy surroundin ...

The New Orleans Fire Department is remembering three brave men they say blazed their own trail within the department. Dwayne ...

On the day that Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years is scheduled to take place, attorneys for the inmate are hoping for a last-minute court ruling to halt the death penalty from being carried out.

We went from health care heroes to now … we are almost villains at this point, and not to be trusted,” said one health care ...

The Uptown Super Sunday happens Sunday, March 16, starting at noon at the traditional route on Washington Avenue and LaSalle Street. The New Orleans Police Department says they are fully prepared to ...

Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued that using nitrogen hypoxia to put him to death would violate his constitutional rights ...

Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's attorneys have been arguing that he shouldn't be executed by the controversial and largely untried method.

Louisiana’s first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned next week after a federal appeals court on Friday overturned a preliminary injunction ...

U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, stopping the state from immediately moving ...

For many, this is the real Mardi Gras — built in the neighborhoods, passed down through generations, and carried forward in ...