Jesse Brooks
Digital Content Producer
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Jesse Brooks is a Digital Content Producer creating content for the web in the New Orleans market.
Brooks previously worked as a reporter for the Hammond Daily Star and newspapers in Amite, Kentwood, and St. Helena Parish. He is an LPA award-winning writer and journalist. He is also a New Orleans based singer-songwriter, comedian, and actor.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 9:37 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
From now until late April, the strawberry crop in Louisiana is peaking and the state’s trademark red and juicy berries will be distributed across the nation.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 8:19 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s office announced the arrests of four suspects over the weekend after 40 iPhones as well as credit cards, debit cards, and IDs were found in an Airbnb near Tickfaw. Chief Jimmy Travis says that the items recovered were reported stolen by paradegoers in New Orleans.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 10:35 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler reports that the Saints are expected to hire Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator Joe Woods to fill the vacancy left by Ryan Neilsen and Kris Richard.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 11:53 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
At 24, the former Amite High Warrior has accomplished more than what most young athletes even dream about since his alma matter fell short, 40-36, to Lutcher in the 2016 LHSAA 2A State Championship his senior year.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 10:53 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Police say Johnathan Williams was taken into custody without incident at his home not far from where the incident occurred around 11:30 p.m.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:10 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks, FOX 8 Staff and WAFB Staff
After a renewed interest in the case, and the discovery of DNA evidence, Reginald Reed was arrested in June 2019 and found guilty last November.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 12:17 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
For many, the Popeye’s viral vine kid will be immortalized in internet comments sections for years to come but the now 19-year-old Dieunerst Collin is making a name for himself through his own merits.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 1:22 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Former State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson was sentenced to nearly two years in prison on a federal wire fraud charge Wednesday (Jan. 11).
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 12:43 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Authorities say that a 35-year-old man was found dead in the bedroom hallway of a home in the 200 block of 4th Street and that his 74-year-old father was found dead on the bed in an adjacent bedroom with two gunshot wounds to the lower stomach, one to the upper chest, and one to his right arm.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 11:38 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
The mayor also said that the city is ready to invite and pay for outside law enforcement agencies to help with security
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 4:01 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Deputies say that after arresting two male juvenile suspects from New Orleans on foot after responding to reports of vehicle burglaries in the 1900 block of Cypress Creek Road, a third suspect entered a vehicle in an attempt to flee from authorities.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 9:41 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
As good as the season start has been, head coach Willie Green has had to shuffle various starting lineups on a weekly and almost nightly basis according to who is available to play.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 6:52 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Few details have been offered about the incident but the Houston Police Department says that McKay is wanted for the fatal shooting of two men in the 11000 block of Bissonnet St. back on Nov. 17.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 11:42 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Cantrell tapped Captain Michelle Woodfork Tuesday (Dec. 20) morning in a press conference. She becomes the first female police superintendent in the history of the force.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 2:29 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks and Emily Van de Riet
A 73-year-old woman died in a fire at her home because she was trapped by a security gate with a padlock on it, according to the victim’s family.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 10:17 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Apparently, the fine folks at PointsBet Sportsbook decided to give Louisiana sports fans a Who Dat heart-attack by posting a prank promotional video that depicts the future Hall of Fame New Orleans Saints quarterback filming a spot in the middle of a field during a thunderstorm getting struck by lightning.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 1:23 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
The St. Tammany Parish coroner in a press conference Thursday, Dec. 1 identified the second victim in the downtown Covington homicide as longtime church worker Ruth Prats.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 10:21 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
“President Trump hosting racist antisemites for dinner encourages other racist antisemites,” Cassidy said in a social media post. “These attitudes are immoral and should not be entertained. This is not the Republican Party.”
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 1:01 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Police say that the scene in the 500 block of East Gibson Street is still active since they responded to the location at 7 a.m.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 10:53 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
St. Charles Parish officials say that a majority of the damage reports are between Cadow Road and Bayou Gauche Road in Paradis.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 2:41 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
Gunshots were reported in the area around 8:30 a.m.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 8:50 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
In a report on trade rumors leading up to the current deadline, Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero, and Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network said that Kamara could be on the move if a trade partner is willing to give up, at minimum, a package similar to what the Panthers got for running back Christian McCaffery.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 11:50 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Jessie Patterson, 50, was found by deputies inside a residence sitting on a recliner naked and he told them that he was renting the residence, a claim that was disputed by the homeowner.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 9:24 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Her customers are based all over South Louisiana but now she’s shipping off artwork to places as far away as Australia and the United Kingdom.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 8:58 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Fox 8 Sports analyst Jeff Duncan reports that the team is expected to be without cornerback Marshon Lattimore and wide receivers Mike Thomas and Jarvis Landry.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 11:39 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Omarion Hookfin was taken into custody on one count of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of armed robbery, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 7:32 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
A home invasion Monday (Sept. 12) night left a Hammond father dead and his 12-year-old daughter in critical condition, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 10:51 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
She is considered a runaway at this point in time, police say.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 7:20 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Is the Tiger even real or is this someone’s social media stunt gaining steam?Fox 8 reached out to the Houma Police Department with questions.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 12:14 PM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Fox 8 Saints analyst Jeff Duncan reports that wide receiver Michael Thomas, who was dealing with a hamstring injury through preseason, is expected to start week 1 on the road in Atlanta on Sunday, Sept. 11.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 2:43 PM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
NFL insider Ian Rapoport is reporting that defensive back Chauncy Gardner-Johnson is headed to Philadelphia via trade after contract extension talks broke down.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 12:19 PM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
A woman accused of stabbing a convenience store clerk in Ponchatoula has been located after her truck flipped in St. Tammany Parish.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 1:51 PM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks and FOX 8 Staff
The Louisiana Secretary of State’s office confirmed that the recall petition was filed on Friday (Aug. 26).
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 8:21 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
As fate would have it, the next morning after Gillikin’s impressive boot, he received a notice from the NFL that he had been selected for routine random drug testing.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 9:19 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Receiver Michael Thomas was one of several notable players who didn’t practice Sunday.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 10:20 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
For their regular season schedule release, the Pelicans dropped a video of VP David Griffin tickling the ivories to some dramatic music as listing dates for games scroll across the screen.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 8:03 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Winston took first-team reps on Wednesday and it was the most work he’s done on the field since leaving practice a few weeks ago with a foot injury.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 5:59 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Pelicans forward Larry Nance Jr. announced on social media last weekend that if school teachers in the area sent their classroom supplies lists his way he would cover the cost.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2022 at 10:22 PM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
LSU men’s basketball head coach Matt McMahon has given an offer to four-star recruit Andrej Stojakovic, according to a social media post from AAU team Compton Magic out of California.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 7:55 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
One woman is dead and another is behind bars after a deadly shooting early Friday.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 4:10 PM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks, Kaitlin Rust and FOX 8 Staff
Four people were wounded when gunfire broke out at a high school’s graduation on Southeastern Louisiana University’s campus Thurs., May 19.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 9:26 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Covington police say that they were able to identify Bryan Paul Guillerman, 28, through the help of community Facebook users after posting stills from surveillance footage on their page.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 4:33 PM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Jefferson deputies say that, per the results of an investigation, they believe an unattended child started the fire in the Harahan Walmart on Monday (May 30) night.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 12:40 PM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Ronnie Davis, 27, is now facing six counts of attempted murder as the investigation into that mass shooting is ongoing.
Updated: May. 30, 2022 at 9:12 PM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks and Kaitlin Rust
The 31-foot twin inboard/outboard motorboat carried six people at the time it flipped and began sinking.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 8:10 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
At $.99, the Chili Cheese Burrito was cost-friendly and tucked between a lightly warmed flour tortilla and filled with a generous helping of creamy beef chili and cheddar cheese that blended into a cacophony of flavors that, unfortunately, Gen Z has yet to know.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 3:25 PM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Mason Hereford, chef and owner of Turkey and the Wolf restaurant on Jackson Ave., is set to appear on Netflix’s Iron Chef series, which drops on June 15, according to the brand’s Instagram page.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 8:15 PM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Being a Saints fan on social media seems like it’s not for the faint of heart these days.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 3:58 PM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Edwards, who spoke at a Rotary Club meeting in Baton Rouge this afternoon, acknowledged that he’s signed previous anti-abortion legislature before but that previous bills he’s signed never set to criminalize mothers.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 6:55 AM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks
Demetris Harris, 19, is facing charges of first-degree rape, aggravated kidnapping, and possession of a firearm in a gun-free zone.
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