A group of lawyers said plans are being made to file a lawsuit with a focus on the Department of Children and Family Services following a 2-year-old’s deadly overdose.
First year college students across the country are getting ready to start the new school year. Tuition, books, and housing costs are budgeted, but what about the hidden college costs?In this Watching Your Wallet, Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa has some expert advice on how to handle the hidden costs you may not have planned for as your child heads off to campus.
One member of the Public Service Commission, Dr. Craig Greene, is pushing for change after his office has gotten hundreds of complaints within the last two weeks about high energy bills.
Protecting personal information is critical in the digital age, but according to experts, a simple web search of your name will likely return your age, date of birth or even home address. We show you ways to try to remove your personal information.
KSLA’s Chief Investigative Reporter Stacey Cameron looked into the shortcut that has become a highway of horror, taking dozens of lives in just the past 10 years alone.
Questions have been raised over NOPD captain Sabrina Richardson's position on a state board that oversees punishments for state police troopers, as she is currently under investigation by the Orleans District Attorney's office.
Cutting-edge computer technology designed to mimic the human brain is being used by hackers to create lifelike videos of celebrities and politicians. But now, bad actors are using this readily available tech to target everyday social media users in cryptocurrency scams.
As part of his motion to delay the upcoming trial of Dennis Perkins, his lawyer says some of the salacious accusations against his client do not match the evidence in the case.
A toxicology expert is weighing in after a grandmother is accused of killing her granddaughter by forcing her to drink a bottle of alcohol while the mother watched.
Jerry was found feet away from hospital property unconscious with tubes still sticking out of his body. His loved ones say he was discharged because his insurance ran out.
An audit performed by the city of Kenner backs up findings from FOX 8. The audit accuses former Deputy CAO Chad Pitfield of double-dipping, then falsifying documents in an attempted cover-up.
A FOX 8 investigation raises questions about connections between a now-fired Kenner employee and a contract worth Millions. Kenner paid its trash collector $5.5 million last year, but we found close to $1 million in payments were made without proper backup documentation.
Dozens of text messages and emails show staffers in Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office attempting to manage a response to fallout over the death of Ronald Greene.
FOX 8 looks into a spike in the number of people who are released from their bond obligations or let out of jail when the District Attorney's office doesn't bring charges in the allotted time.
Greene’s death occurred in May of 2019. Officials said he refused to pull over for a traffic stop and led troopers on a chase across northern Louisiana.
Following a week of legal threats and political mud slinging, could state investigators soon be in Shreveport digging into allegations of malfeasance and financial wrongdoing in the City Finance Department?
The 9News Investigators have uncovered a recorded voice mail that captured a Louisiana government worker’s profanity-filled rant where she criticized the program and those who are calling in to apply for the program.
An AP review of investigative records and newly obtained videos identified at least a dozen cases in which troopers or bosses ignored or concealed evidence.
Evacuation plans from the seven nursing homes that had licenses revoked showed they claimed to be prepared for a large evacuation with plans for supplies and food, but the Louisiana Department of Health and families of those evacuated ahead of Hurricane Ida disagree.
Officials said at least four seniors evacuated from nursing homes before the arrival of Hurricane Ida have died under deteriorating conditions inside a temporary shelter in Tangipahoa Parish.
A New Orleans company, applied for and received a Paycheck Protection Program loan of nearly $200,000, but a FOX 8 Investigation found that at the time of the application, the company likely had no employees on staff.
Thousands of so-called ‘Shut-In Future Utility’ wells litter the Louisiana landscape with little enforcement to permanently plug them. One of those wells claimed the life of a Louisiana teenager, whose family says there was no warning of the site being dangerous.
The twin brothers accused of defrauding the state of Louisiana out of more than $800,000 have been released from jail after being arrested Friday, July 9, 2021.
In the aftermath of the collapse of a condo building in Surfside, Fla., people living in high rise apartments and condo complexes are wondering if there are structural inspections reports for the buildings they live in and if so, how can they get a copy.
The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office reported the Louisiana Workforce Commission paid out more than $1 million in state and federal unemployment insurance payments to 347 dead people.
An audit conducted by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office has identified several instances where employees with the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) may have been improperly paid for extra hours and in violation of State Civil Service Rules.
One day after body camera video was put out showing the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, 49, Gov. John Bel Edwards is weighing in on the release of the video.
