Jefferson Parish

The 7-year-old boy was checked out by his mother, Mari Mejia Zelaya, from his Metarie Elementary School in hopes of removing four bags of cocaine from her son's book sack. Whether she intentionally or accidentally stashed the drug there is still unconfirmed.

Data compiled from NOAA shows which Louisiana parishes are most likely to experience tornadic activity. Some of those parishes have already had touchdowns this year.

It's no secret that Louisiana has amazing cooking, nor is it a secret that our food has been recognized quite a bit on various cooking and food shows you can see on TV.

Some schools in Louisiana are being extra cautious when it comes to Monday's solar eclipse, even to the point of canceling class.

A man in jail on second-degree murder and other charges escaped a deputy's custody was captured Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities are investigating a fire that damaged Christmas decorations in Lafreniere Park.

See the list of inmates granted pardons or commutations of sentences by the Governor.

Only accessible by boat, Fort Livingston located on Grand Terre Island in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana is being reclaimed by nature as time takes a toll on the largest Fort on the Gulf Coast.

Reports say that family members of the victims have said that the 15-year-old who died in the fire was babysitting her two younger brothers at the time.

Sheriff Joseph Lopinto reports a total of eight people were involved in the shooting; Williams and seven Jefferson Gun Outlet employees.

Business owners in Jefferson Parish say they will welcome carnival revelers who still want to celebrate safely

The sheriff's deputy shot to death on a busy suburban New Orleans street has been identified as 51-year-old David F. Michel Jr.

A 24-year-old Harvey man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for seriously injuring his 3-month-old son.

A couple and their sons, aged 2 and 4, have been found fatally stabbed in an apparent murder-suicide at a home in Marrero.

Ticketed drivers will be reimbursed $20-$30 for each paid ticket they garnered from the sentinels at the intersection.

François is being held on $750,000 bond.

A video allegedly showing a Jefferson Parish cop entering a home to arrest a man is sparking debate online as to whether or not the officer overstepped his boundaries.

The parish's four trash drop-off sites and the Jefferson Parish Landfill will be closed on Christmas and New Year's Day.

GRETNA, La. (AP) — A state judge has declined to dismiss elements of a class-action lawsuit against former Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard, the parish and its Consolidated Drainage District, for the decision to evacuate drainage pump operators hours before Hurricane Katrina's landfall...

Some 35 employees of Jefferson Davis Parish will be getting a pay raise after a vote of police jurors this week. Police Jury finance committee chairman John Marceaux says the 3 percent pay raise for more than two dozen parish employees was unanimously approved by police jury members Wednesday...