Secret recording of Catholic deacon’s backers offering $400k to child sex...
The estate of a wealthy Catholic deacon who admitted molesting a child and then died in early 2023 has now paid his victim after he had previously tried to back out.
View Article17-year-old escapes state detention center, triggers fear in victim
“Very on edge. Just nerve-wracking,” said Darrelle Scott, now 25. “So I’m mostly just staying inside.”
View ArticleUncooperative OSHA threatens Hard Rock criminal case, DA says
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams subpoenaed OSHA’s Hard Rock investigation file more than two years ago.
View ArticleHe went to priest to report abuse and says that priest abused him too
Derek McCarthy says the priest who abused him worked summers in New Orleans for years. He wonders if he is the only victim.
View ArticleWWL-TV Interview: Interim NOPD Chief Anne Kirkpatrick ready to serve as a...
New NOPD Chief Anne Kirkpatrick talked to WWL-TV about her approach to taking on her latest challenge in a 35-year police career, 20 of those years in leadership.
View ArticleSeveral hotel rooms to house sheriff's staff during Mardi Gras were empty
Critics say it was a big waste, while supporters say having the rooms for people working long days to keep the city safe were justified.
View ArticleSecret recordings, police interviews raise more questions about Archdiocese's...
“They can’t even do something as simple as put somebody on the list who admitted it,” said the victim.
View ArticlePolice could have caught gunmen before Uber driver and passenger were killed
Since that missed opportunity, the landscape is changing. The New Orleans Police Department is now using ankle monitor data to retrace the steps of suspects.
View ArticleJudge orders Archdiocese to stop asking about students' disabilities
The plaintiffs, a 16-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and a 9-year-old boy with dyslexia, allege the archdiocese violated their rights under two state laws.
View ArticleLosing Faith: The Church Sex Abuse Scandal
Here is a list of the stories from our ongoing series about claims of abuse by Catholic clergy and how the Archdiocese of New Orleans has handled them.
View ArticleN.O. Archdiocese to announce plan to consolidate several parish churches
Plan would make more property available to sell to cover clergy sex-abuse claims.
View ArticleSheriff's office spent thousands on hotel rooms for Mardi Gras; most of them...
In interviews by IG investigators, members of the sheriff’s staff who were offered rooms told the top brass up front that they didn’t think the rooms were necessary.
View ArticleDissecting the mysterious death of Paula Boudreaux: Could the rumors be true?
“Everybody talked about it, you know, kind of a rumor, but a rumor down here, you know, it's pretty much the truth,” said Van Boudreaux, Paula’s brother.
View ArticleLouisiana State Police launches criminal probe of lawyers, roofer in massive...
State Police investigators told WWL-TV they are starting their investigation with five St. Tammany Parish cases and expanding from there.
View ArticleShe was all smiles at the parish fair; two days later she was found shot to...
According to the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, Arceneaux was found by two friends who went to check on her after being unable to contact her.
View Article'We gave you every opportunity' | Juvenile escapee will remain in custody...
Lynell Reynolds could have been weeks away from an early release.
View ArticleUn-Real Estate | Bankruptcy judge orders accused fraudster arrested
Jonathan Burden didn’t show up for court again, so Judge Meredith Grabill issued a bench warrant for U.S. Marshals to arrest Burden.
View ArticleScammers are taking out $45,000 home loans without the owner knowing it
Real estate attorney Lauren Griffin said UCC liens 'are a new kind of fraud that we haven’t seen before.'
View ArticleEx-S&WB official has to pay back over $100,000 he stole; receives home...
James Arnold’s actions were highlighted in a series of reports by WWL Louisiana Investigator David Hammer.
View ArticleDid former 911 director Tyrell Morris break the law following car crash? N.O....
The Inspector General's report backs up WWL’s findings that Tyrell Morris appears to have lied in his report to the insurance company following a crash in May 2023.
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