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• Sheriff: Deputies shot, killed suspect who refused to get out of his vehicle

  February 16, 2022 2:29 PM

  MARRERO - Sheriff's deputies shot a man who refused to get out of a vehicle after they responded to a 911 call in Jefferson Parish early Wednesday morning. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies were first called to Wilson Street in Marrero shortly after 2 a.m. Wednesday. There,... more »

• I-10 to close in both directions in Kenner and Metairie overnight

  September 9, 2021 6:15 PM

  I-10 will be temporarily closed in both directions from Williams Boulevard to Loyola Drive in Kenner for Entergy to run transmission lines across the interstate. The closure will begin at midnight on Friday, September 10, 2021. Traffic traveling west will be diverted to Williams Boulevard and traffic traveling east... more »

• Court permanently bars Louisiana woman from working as tax preparer

  August 26, 2021 4:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A state court has permanently banned a Metairie woman from working as a tax preparer in Louisiana. Brischea Bowman Johnson has been identified as the former tax preparer who was arrested in 2020. She was apprehended after an investigation revealed she submitted false tax returns... more »

• Metairie Deacon removed from ministry following abuse allegations

  August 4, 2020 8:01 AM

  The Archdiocese of New Orleans has dismissed a recently ordained deacon from his ministerial duties at a Metairie church following an allegation of abuse that's believed to have occurred 20 years ago. According to The Advocate , Archdiocese officials said that after receiving official notice of abuse allegations in... more »

• Bryan Cranston named monarch of 2020 Orpheus parade

  December 5, 2019 11:37 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Bryan Cranston, best known for his role as Walter White in the television series Breaking Bad , will reign over the Krewe of Orpheus next year. WWL reports Cranston will be joined in that Mardi Gras celebration by television stars Charlie Day and Mary Elizabeth Ellis... more »

• Police arrest Metairie man accused of fatal shooting

  May 29, 2017 11:38 AM

  METAIRIE - Police in Louisiana say they have arrested a 33-year-old man who's accused of fatally shooting another man after a fight at a block party. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says Patrick Pittman faces charges of second-degree murder, kidnapping, obstruction of justice and illegal firearm possession as a felon.... more »

• Ambulance with wreck victim crashes into Metairie canal

  May 22, 2017 12:32 PM

  METAIRIE – An ambulance transporting a car crash victim ended up in a Metairie canal Monday after trying to avoid collision. According to WWLTV, the incident happened around 9 a.m. on West Esplanade Avenue near East Jefferson Medical Center. Deputies said the ambulance was returning from a one-car... more »

• Metairie teen struck by car while skateboarding has died

  April 4, 2017 12:37 PM

  METAIRIE – A teen who was struck by a car while riding his skateboard in Metairie earlier this week has died, local media reports. According to WWLTV, 14-year-old Ryan Marchand was transported to a hospital in critical condition after the crash Monday night. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s deputies say... more »

• Saints to hold 2017 training camp at practice facility in Metairie

  February 9, 2017 5:16 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Saints will hold their annual training camp this summer at the team's practice facility in Metairie, Saints General Manager and Executive Vice President Mickey Loomis announced. The Saints held the first phase of their past three training camps at the Greenbrier in White... more »

• 4-year-old Metairie boy struck by vehicle while walking along Airline Highway

  January 30, 2017 4:31 PM

  JEFFERSON PARISH – A four-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle while he and his mother were walking along Airline Highway in Metairie. The incident happened on Sunday around 6 p.m. on Airline Highway south near North Lester Avenue. The investigation revealed that the child and his mother were... more »

• Two dead following car crash in Metairie

  May 16, 2016 1:22 PM

  METAIRIE- Two women have died following a car crash on the I-10 Service Road near Causeway Boulevard in Metairie. The car crash occurred on Monday around 8 a.m. According to traffic fatality investigator Anthony Cannatella, a Ford Mustang was involved in a hit-and-run accident on I-110 at the Causeway Blvd... more »

• Deputies recover body from Metairie canal

  April 15, 2016 5:15 PM

  METAIRIE - Sheriff’s deputies in Jefferson Parish recovered the body of a man from a canal in Metairie just after noon on Friday. JPSO says the body was found near the 4900 block of Veterans Blvd close to Transcontinental. A sheriff’s office spokesman said a passerby discovered the... more »

• Police: Metairie woman killed after being ejected from airborne Tahoe

  November 15, 2015 8:42 PM

  FOLSOM – State Police say a 74-year-old Metairie woman was killed after she was ejected from her vehicle when it went airborne in a crash in Folsom Sunday afternoon. Louisiana State Police say Sandra M. Buras was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe southbound on LA 25 when she crashed into... more »

• Vitter driver involved in Metairie crash

  October 23, 2015 4:29 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Sheriff's deputies in Jefferson Parish said Senator David Vitter was in a vehicle which was involved in a collision in Metairie Friday afternoon, then left the scene before authorities arrived. However, the sheriff's office said Vitter and his driver did not violate state law because they... more »