Discovery Channel’s ‘Cajun Navy’ premieres July 23, highlighting post-Katrina rescues, heroes
In the days after Hurricane Katrina, a group of ordinary citizens came together with one goal: to pull people from the water. The government had failed New Orleans, and it was up to the people to get the job done. More...
Rhett & Link coming to Tampa
Get your earholes ready for a mythical evening of songification with your favorite lifelong best friends. Join Rhett & Link as they take you on a musical adventure from past to present and beyond. Whether it’s More...
Destrehan Man, Dillon Davis Sentenced to 151 Months for Bank Robbery
U.S. Peter G. Strasser announced that United States District Court Judge, Barry W. Ashe, sentenced DILLON DAVIS, age 26, of Destrehan, to 151 months of imprisonment for committing a bank robbery in violation of More...
John Crist sets ‘Immature Thoughts’ tour dates throughout the fall
John Crist’s “Immature Thoughts Tour” will find the headliner trekking to mostly new markets this fall, including the first ever jaunt in Eastern Canada for the standup comedian and internet More...
New Orleans Man, John Jones Pleads Guilty To Heroin Conspiracy
U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that JOHN JONES, age 45, of New Orleans, pled guilty Thursday, June 13, 2019 to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than one kilogram More...
Houston man Marquis Holmes pleads guilty to sex trafficking scheme across seven states
A southwest Houston man pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to sex traffic three adult women by means of force and violence in Houston and other locations across the country. photo/ Sammis Reachers This investigation More...
Louisiana Man, Peter Henry Arrested and Heroin Seized in Gulfport
Peter Oliver Henry, aka “James,” aka “Petey,” age 60, of Chalmette, Louisiana, was arrested by law enforcement on June 4, 2019, in Gulfport, and approximately four and a half ounces of heroin were seized. Henry More...
TV News: ‘Jessica Jones’ set for June, new ‘SHIELD’ characters, ‘Swamp Thing’ trailer
Some TV news to catch up on a summer of shows and news breaks: Jessica Jones season 3, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. photos/looks at characters Jessica Jones Jessica Jones will be back for the third and final season of More...
New Orleans Man, Joseph Haynes Pleads Guilty for Scheme to Defraud Medicare
A New Orleans, Louisiana, man pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to solicit the payment of illegal health care kickbacks to several individuals, including two New Orleans-area physicians, for the referring More...
Lake Charles resident, John Legros sentenced to 12 years for selling hundreds of Oxycodone pills
United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that John Homer Legros Jr., 40, of, Lake Charles, who sold hundreds of Oxycodone pills was sentenced May 9, 2019 by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter to 12 More...
Jefferson Parish Councilman, Christopher Roberts Charged with Tax Evasion and Wire Fraud
The United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana announced that CHRISTOPHER LORELL ROBERTS, JR., age 41, a resident of Gretna, Louisiana, was charged today in a 29-count Indictment with wire More...
How Are Drug Laws Changing Across the US in 2019?
A law passed by the federal government is only as functional as a state’s agreement to enforce it. That’s why laws passed at the federal level can often have little to no effect on state jurisdictions. More...
Welsh man, Damien Guidry sentenced to 115 months for distributing marijuana, cocaine
United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that Damien Guidry, 38, of Welsh, Louisiana, was sentenced to nine years and seven months in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert R. Summerhays for distributing More...
Tennessee tops HireAHelper’s ‘True Tax Burden’ study, Florida at #4, Texas at #7
Florida ranks #4 for lowest dollar-for-dollar tax burden ($2,131) and #4 in effective tax rate (4.8%) in HireAHelper’s ‘True Tax Burden’ study. To calculate the rankings, HireAHelper surveyed mean wage data, More...
Georgia Inmate, Nicholas Allen Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that NICHOLAS ROTUNDA ALLEN, age 39, an inmate in Jimmy Autry State Prison in Pelham, Georgia, was charged yesterday in a one-count bill of information with conspiracy More...
New Orleans Man, Troynell Cooks Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery
U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that yesterday TROYNELL COOKS, age 39, of New Orleans, pled guilty to bank robbery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113(a). Save money on the move More...
Richwood Correctional Center Supervisor pleads guilty to violating civil rights of 5 inmates
The Justice Department today announced that defendant Christopher Loring, a former officer at the Richwood Correctional Center, pleaded guilty in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to cover up the More...
Rupert Wyatt details his ‘Gambit’ film, likening it to ‘Godfather’ tainted by budget cuts
While promoting his new film, Captive State, director Rupert Wyatt addresses his plans for a Gambit film project over at Fox with Channing Tatum as the titular X-Men character. “Fantastic Four came out, did not More...
John Schneider sets ‘Bo’s Extravaganza’ to celebrate 40th Anniversary of ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’
John Schneider Studios will host the 2nd Annual Bo’s Extravaganza, April 6-7, 2019. The 2-day event will celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Dukes of Hazzard and John “Bo Duke” Schneider’s birthday More...
St Martinville deputy chief, Codi Dodge sentenced to 9 years for excessive force
The Honorable Judge Elizabeth Foote, of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, sentenced defendant Codi Dodge, 35, the former Deputy Chief of Investigations for the St. Martinville More...
