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  • Truck driver's body recovered from Lake Pontchartrain

    February 8, 2013 2:01 PM

    METAIRIE -The body of a truck driver has been recovered, after his truck fell off the Causeway and into Lake Pontchartrain. The driver has been identified as 39-year-old Christopher Sergeant of New Orleans. His body was found by searchers from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office near the site where... more »
  • $5B in government recoveries on false claims cases

    December 4, 2012 11:55 AM

    WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has recovered a record $5 billion in the past year from companies that filed false claims against the government. Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West said Tuesday that the federal False Claims Act is the most powerful tool the government has for protecting the integrity... more »
  • Swiped statue recovered in Baton Rouge Play Video

    November 23, 2012 4:26 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A 60-year-old marble statue of Jesus was found early Friday morning on Highland Road by a passerby who recognized the statue from the news. "The local television stations, and your station in particular did a great job of getting the word out and I guess whoever had... more »
  • Body of Mandeville man found in lake

    August 20, 2012 3:37 PM

    COVINGTON - The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office has retrieved the body of a Mandeville man from Lake Pontchartrain. Capt. George Bonnett, the sheriff's spokesman, says the coroner's office identified the victim as 59-year-old Charles Ellis. Deputies pulled the man's body from the lake Saturday afternoon. Bonnett says Ellis is... more »
  • Baton Rouge burglary suspect arrested after he crashes car

    February 23, 2012 3:06 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge man accused of breaking into a house late Monday and threatening to shoot two sleeping residents while stealing various items from their home, is now under arrest. Deputies say Cosme Continii, 29, entered the Parkforest Drive home through a broken kitchen door window... more »
  • Body of 12 year-old girl found in St. Bernard Parish

    July 19, 2011 2:20 PM

    St. Bernard Parish- Search and rescue teams have located the body of the 12-year-old Mandeville girl who has been missing since being ejected into the water after a boating crash incident in Shell Beach Bayou in St. Bernard Parish on July 16. The search and rescue teams found the... more »
  • Body recovered near Old River Control Structure

    July 5, 2011 2:17 PM

    Concordia Parish- The body of a missing fisherman from Pointe Coupee Parish was found near the Old River Control Structure in southern Concordia about 1:30 a.m. today. Ewell Nelson Henderson, 44, had reportedly been fishing with his wife and two boys when a log apparently struck their aluminum boat,... more »
  • Police: Man admits to stealing Toys for Tots donations

    November 30, 2010 7:13 PM

    SULPHUR, La. - A Lake Charles man has been arrested for stealing thousands of dollars worth of toys that were meant for children of low-income families. After getting several tips about the theft, Sulphur Police detectives and Calcasieu Parish sheriff's deputies were led to 45-year-old Johnny Pappillion, who confessed to... more »
  • Religious Relic Recovered

    August 16, 2010 7:37 PM

    State Police in Vermont says they've recovered a relic stolen from the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston containing a small piece of wood that Catholics believe is a piece of the cross that Jesus was crucified on. A transient staying in Royalton turned the relic over to state... more »
  • La. woman's body recovered from submerged car

    July 6, 2010 7:26 AM

    A Lake Arthur woman's body has been recovered from a submerged vehicle in Bayou Nezpique, east of Jennings. Divers pulled the body of 42-year-old Rhonda Istre Tucker from the submerged car several yards from the shoreline at about 11:20 a.m. Monday. She was taken to a hospital in Jennings where... more »
  • Stolen Blue Dog paintings recovered

    June 23, 2010 6:09 AM

    The Blue Dog paintings stolen from George Rodrigue's French Quarter gallery have been recovered. New Orleans police say a tipster led them to the paintings in a warehouse. Police say they are searching for a 60-year-old New Orleans man in connection with the theft of the paintings. more »
  • Ponchatoula man's body recovered from river

    April 22, 2010 4:54 AM

    A body recovered Tuesday afternoon from the Mississippi River has been identified as a 31-year-old Ponchatoula man who authorities say jumped into the river Saturday night from a ship. The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office says Adam Gonzales was a work-release inmate from Tangipahoa Parish whose shipmates say... more »

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