Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 1:46 PM CST
|By Chris Finch
Stacie Toups, the wife of carjacking victim Scott Toups, passed away suddenly on Tuesday morning, according to a Facebook post from her husband. No cause of death has been released.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2022 at 3:36 AM CDT
|By Chris Finch, FOX 8 Staff and Gray News staff
Police are searching for at least one person who left six people injured after a shooting near a popular New Orleans Uptown bar.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 11:42 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch and FOX 8 Staff
Police are searching for at least one person who left six people injured after a shooting near a popular New Orleans Uptown bar.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2021 at 12:07 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
A number of the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board sewage pump stations on both the east and West Bank of New Orleans are experiencing power outages.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2020 at 2:19 PM CST
|By Chris Finch
Detectives with Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations are investigating a shooting involving a trooper in Jefferson Parish.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 at 10:38 AM CST
|By Chris Finch
New Orleans police are trying to locate a man who was caught on video in the investigation of a sexual abuse to animals incident on December 15 the 1000 block of Filmore Avenue.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2020 at 1:41 PM CST
|By Chris Finch
Louisiana State Police are investigating the shooting of a Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy and another person.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2020 at 9:09 PM CST
|By Chris Finch
One of the largest krewes to roll in New Orleans during the Mardi Gras season said it plans on cancelling its parade until spring when a vaccine might be available to parade goers.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2020 at 5:31 PM CST
|By Chris Finch
A Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy was fired and arrested because he allegedly used pepper spray on a man without cause during a disturbance at a Marrero business.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2020 at 4:47 PM CST
|By Chris Finch
New Orleans officials said the city will remain in Phase 3.2 through the weekend.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2020 at 12:29 PM CST
|By Chris Finch
Shell has announced the shutdown of its Convent Refinery in Louisiana.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2020 at 1:28 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
According to NOPD Chief Ferguson, two officers were ambushed while they were on a routine patrol
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 12:06 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
A 43-year-old man was killed after a head-on collision with a school bus carrying 16 students in Terrebonne Parish, according to Louisiana State Police.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2020 at 5:04 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond called the actions of a priest recently removed unacceptable and sinful.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 1:34 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism said the area sustained significant damage and the beaches will be closed for at least 10 days.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 11:54 AM CDT
|By Chris Finch
A manager at a Kenner hotel died almost three months after an alleged attack by a Texas man who is now wanted for second-degree murder.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2020 at 6:13 PM CDT
|By Nicole Mumphrey and Chris Finch
The Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will update residents on what impacts the city is expecting
Updated: Sep. 1, 2020 at 5:40 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
The New Orleans Saints sent out guidelines Tuesday regarding how the team could reopen the Superdome to fans this upcoming NFL season during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2020 at 12:23 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
The Loyola University Police Department said they have received reports of an unidentified male suspiciously approaching female Loyola students while they were talking around Audubon Park at night.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2020 at 1:06 AM CDT
|By Chris Finch
Some social media posts claim that you are not allowed back in Calcasieu Parish. That is not true.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2020 at 4:25 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
New video was released from Holly Beach in Cameron Parish, which is where the storm came ashore.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2020 at 3:49 PM CDT
|By Amanda Roberts, Chris Finch and Nicole Mumphrey
The family of Quinnyon Wimberly became overwhelmed with emotion as crews recovered his remains Saturday morning
Updated: Jul. 13, 2020 at 5:32 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a quadruple shooting in the Seventh Ward that left one juvenile dead.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 8:27 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
The Southern University Marching Band said Monday it will not march in the Nyx parade this upcoming carnival season.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 3:39 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
The NFL is reportedly canceling two preseason games due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to Pro Football Talk.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 3:15 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
Gov. John Bel Edwards said he is increasing enforcement based on rising numbers of coronavirus cases.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 9:22 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
The NFL announced Thursday that all stadiums, including the Mercedes-Benz Superdome will be mandated to cover its first eight rows to protect coaches, players and other staff from coronavirus.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 1:46 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
The U.S. Attorney’s Office charged a business owner with conspiring to work with a former First NBC Bank president to defraud the company.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 3:09 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
The New Orleans Police have arrested a man and a woman, and are currently seeking a person of interest in connection with a statue that was pulled down from Duncan Plaza and tossed into the Mississippi River.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 9:32 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans will be lit up on Monday night to pay tribute to George Floyd.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2020 at 5:32 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees said he will continue his stance against players who kneel during the national anthem before NFL games.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2020 at 5:33 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
Ochsner Health announced she is the 1,500th coronavirus patient to be released from Ochsner Medical Center New Orleans after the pandemic began
Updated: Apr. 5, 2020 at 2:03 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
Legendary New Orleans Saints place kicker Tom Dempsey died Saturday night after a battle with COVID-19. He was 73.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2020 at 3:59 PM CDT
|By Tiffany Baptiste and Chris Finch
Governor John Bel Edwards said ventilators could become a major problem for the New Orleans area by the first week of April.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2020 at 5:55 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch and Associated Press
Governor John Bel Edwards believes that Mardi Gras had a lot to do with the number of coronavirus cases in the New Orleans metro area.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2020 at 6:46 AM CDT
|By Tiffany Baptiste and Chris Finch
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced Friday that she was issuing a Stay Home mandate to help slow the spread in one of the areas of the country that has seen a skyrocket in the number of COVID-19 cases
Updated: Mar. 13, 2020 at 4:51 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
As of Friday afternoon, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed 36 presumptive positive cases of COVID-19, including 26 Orleans Parish residents.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2020 at 1:50 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a proclamation on Friday that closes all public schools statewide starting Monday due to the spread of COVID-19.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2020 at 4:26 PM CDT
|By Chris Finch
The Louisiana Department of Health has reported Louisiana’s first presumptive positive case of COVID-19, commonly referred to as coronavirus, a Jefferson Parish resident who is hospitalized in Orleans Parish, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Monday.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2020 at 11:45 AM CST
|By Chris Finch
A Louisiana State Police trooper was arrested after a child pornography investigation on the Northshore.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2020 at 9:36 PM CST
|By Chris Finch
A freshman linebacker at LSU was arrested Friday night on a gun charge in Marrero, according to a Jefferson Parish spokesman.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2020 at 10:54 AM CST
|By Chris Finch
Many fans think the Saints should have been in the Super Bowl. But, some of them will be playing in another bowl in Florida this next week.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2020 at 4:24 PM CST
|By Chris Finch
The Audubon Zoo welcomed two cute lion clubs this week. They were born on Saturday (Jan. 11).
Updated: Jan. 10, 2020 at 7:33 AM CST
|By Chris Finch
As New Orleans gets ready to host the College Football National Championship Game on Monday night, fans can also get the full experience this weekend in New Orleans
Updated: Dec. 27, 2019 at 9:18 AM CST
|By Chris Finch
Embattled former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is planning to work out with the New Orleans Saints on Friday, according to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2019 at 2:28 PM CST
|By Chris Finch
New Orleans police said a mass shooting on Canal St. that left 10 people injured was the result of a feud.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2019 at 11:19 AM CST
|By Chris Finch
New Orleans police are looking for a teenager missing from the Central City area.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2019 at 11:54 AM CST
|By Chris Finch
The man who wore a diaper and posed as his fictitious disabled brother has pleaded guilty to human trafficking and drug charges.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2019 at 11:52 AM CST
|By Chris Finch
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a teenager missing from the Mandeville area.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2019 at 11:59 AM CST
|By Chris Finch
Washington Parish sheriff’s deputies are looking for four kidnapped children and their kidnappers.