Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 5:59 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Drew Brees says he's 'undecided' on his future following a media report that he's out after one season as an NFL analyst on NBC Sports.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 5:52 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley and Jordan Gartner
Officials in Louisiana report a group of nine people was able to be rescued over the weekend after their boat capsized.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 7:04 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
The Saints' game in London will be their third in the British capital, following victories at Wembley Stadium in 2008 and 2017.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 2:59 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
New Orleans police were working Monday (May 2) to recover a dead body tangled in wood debris from the Mississippi River.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 12:09 AM CDT
|By Amanda Alvarado, Ken Daley, Amanda Roberts and FOX 8 Staff
Rescue crews searched more than 93 miles along the Mississippi River with a combined 55 total hours.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2022 at 6:56 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Three children were missing Saturday night (April 23) after plunging into the Mississippi River in New Orleans, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 6:41 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley and Andrew McMunn
A police officer with the New Orleans Police Department was arrested on allegations of dealing crack cocaine.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2022 at 1:23 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
New Orleans police are seeking help locating convicted felon Bryan Sanford, 29, who is accused of robbing at gunpoint a woman he lured online to meet for a date.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 9:26 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Two-time Super Bowl winning safety Malcolm Jenkins is retiring, the Saints announced Wednesday (March 30).
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 12:01 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley and Gray News staff
Chris Frantz's post was accompanied by a photo showing the couple’s crumpled white Ford SUV, which appears to have been totaled in the violent collision.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 4:34 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Three of four teenagers believed to be responsible for the carjacking and dragging death of a woman in Mid-City have been arrested by New Orleans police.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2022 at 6:48 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley and Amanda Roberts
A man was fatally shot in the chest inside a Bourbon Street business early Sunday (March 20), New Orleans police said.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2022 at 1:11 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
The body of an unknown male was pulled out of the Mississippi River near downtown New Orleans, after it was spotted floating in the water Friday evening (March 18).
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 4:59 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
The Saints have joined the Carolina Panthers in making a trade offer to acquire quarterback Deshaun Watson from the Houston Texans, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 7:20 AM CST
|By Ken Daley
David Rester Jr. should face the death penalty for his alleged murder of Bogalusa bar owner Marl Wayne Smith, Washington Parish Sheriff Randy Seal said Monday (March 7).
Updated: Mar. 6, 2022 at 2:22 PM CST
|By Ken Daley and Josh Roberson
Ivan Bondarchuk, a 2018 graduate of Tulane University's law school, is working with other attorneys in Kyiv to inform the world of developments in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and document evidence of potential war crimes.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2022 at 12:32 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
David Rester Jr. of Vidalia, La., was arrested Saturday (March 4) on suspicion of robbing a bank in Waveland, Miss., and is also suspected of murdering Bogalusa bar owner Marl Smith on March 3, authorities said.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2022 at 1:03 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
The Louisiana Supreme Court has denied a request from plaintiffs to directly take up their lawsuit against New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the city's Health Department and its chief Dr. Jennifer Avegno over their COVID-19 vaccination and indoor masking mandates.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2022 at 9:09 AM CST
|By Ken Daley
David Mack, 62, was booked with animal cruelty and gun counts after allegedly shooting the family German shepherd during a domestic dispute inside a home in Talisheek, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2022 at 2:03 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
A Tulane University student who met a potential match through an online dating app was raped by the man last month in her on-campus residence, the university’s police department said Saturday (Feb. 5).
Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 at 4:30 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
A 45-year-old woman was injured Tuesday afternoon when an auto thief stole the SUV she was refueling at Costco and ran her over with the vehicle while escaping, police say.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2022 at 6:19 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
A 4-year-old boy was fatally shot inside a vehicle as the adults with him smoked marijuana in the front seat Saturday night (Jan. 29), the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 at 10:40 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
Reaction to Sean Payton's departure as Saints coach ranged from shock to resignation
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 3:45 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
The intrigue swirling around the future of Saints coach Sean Payton deepened Monday (Jan. 24), when team owner Gayle Benson admitted her own uncertainty about his return next season.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 12:17 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
Four people were reported killed Wednesday (Jan. 19) in an overnight house fire in the Eden Isle subdivision of Slidell, the St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 1 said.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2022 at 9:56 AM CST
|By Ken Daley
New Orleans' Lawrence Brooks died Jan. 5 at age 112, as the nation's oldest surviving World War II veteran
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 12:32 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
The gruesome details were contained in an arrest warrant affidavit for 34-year-old Benjamin Beale, who was booked with obstruction of justice in a death investigation and several drug and weapons charges.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2022 at 9:51 AM CST
|By Ken Daley
Thieves stole a car with a sleeping child in the back seat Friday night (Jan. 7) outside a Mid-City restaurant near the intersection of Norman C. Francis Parkway and Bienville Street, New Orleans police said.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 4:30 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
Actress Ming-Na Wen, co-star of the Disney+ Star Wars spinoff series 'The Book of Boba Fett,' is among several celebrity guests who have canceled their appearance at this weekend's Fan Expo New Orleans at the Morial Convention Center.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 6:27 AM CST
|By Ken Daley
Carnival parades have been canceled in 2022 by the mayor of Rio de Janeiro because of widespread COVID-19 cases in Brazil
Updated: Jan. 1, 2022 at 12:38 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
Three separate incidents of gunplay on New Year's Eve left a New Orleans boy wounded and two juvenile teens arrested, the NOPD said
Updated: Dec. 27, 2021 at 11:00 AM CST
|By Ken Daley
The Saints' Jan. 2 home game against the Carolina Panthers has been moved by the NFL from a noon kickoff to a 3:25 p.m. start
Updated: Dec. 25, 2021 at 7:46 AM CST
|By Ken Daley
Juwaine Ashford, 21, was booked with negligent homicide after New Orleans police said he fatally shot a 22-year-old man 'inadvertently' on the way to a fishing hole.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2021 at 2:00 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
The Saints' social media crew fired some Twitter shots following Sunday's 9-0 victory at Tampa Bay
Updated: Dec. 20, 2021 at 5:58 AM CST
|By Ken Daley
Actor Josh Duhamel has been chosen to reign as Bacchus when the Mardi Gras parade rolls in New Orleans on Feb. 27, 2022
Garth Brooks has sold out 102,000 tickets for April show in Baton Rouge; Orlando show on sale Friday
Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 at 6:45 AM CST
|By Ken Daley
Garth Brooks has sold 102,000 tickets for his April 30 show in Baton Rouge, making it one of the top two largest crowds ever for a North American stadium show
Updated: Dec. 12, 2021 at 12:23 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
A proposed casino project in Slidell and a slew of incumbents running for office in New Orleans were soundly rejected by voters on Saturday (Dec. 11)
Parents of Glenn Foster Jr. still awaiting answers in former Saints player’s death in police custody
Updated: Dec. 11, 2021 at 2:44 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
The parents of slain former Saints player Glenn Foster Jr. said Saturday (Dec. 11) they still are awaiting a death certificate from Alabama authorities
Updated: Dec. 6, 2021 at 6:10 AM CST
|By Ken Daley, Josh Roberson, FOX 8 Staff and Gray News staff
Passengers said they were required to show proof of vaccination before boarding in New Orleans and were tested for COVID-19 exposure on Saturday before disembarking Sunday.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2021 at 2:57 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
A 66-year-old man lost a leg Saturday night (Nov. 20) when struck by an Amtrak train while lying on railroad tracks in Slidell, police said
Updated: Nov. 20, 2021 at 12:37 PM CST
|By Ken Daley
Seven people were killed in overnight crashes in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes caused by suspected drunk drivers, the Louisiana State Police said Saturday (Nov. 20).
Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 8:08 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
NFL insider Ian Rapoport said Wednesday (Nov. 3) that Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas has encountered a 'new issue' further delaying his return from ankle surgery.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2021 at 11:47 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
The first legal sports wagering in a New Orleans casino began Sunday (Oct. 31) with the launch of the Caesars Sportsbook in Harrah's New Orleans
Updated: Oct. 23, 2021 at 11:29 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Ochsner Health's chief medical officer apologized that an underage student who faked a parental permission signature was vaccinated against COVID-19 at an Oct. 20 event at East Jefferson High School
Updated: Oct. 20, 2021 at 12:39 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley and Gray News staff
The charges could be punishable by up to 10 years in prison, according to the district attorney.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2021 at 6:35 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
An overnight two-alarm fire engulfed the Old Market Street Wharf, the New Orleans Fire Department said Saturday (Oct. 17).
Updated: Oct. 6, 2021 at 6:04 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
Houston police announced the arrests or wanted statuses of 24 suspects linked to a robbery ring said to be responsible for at least five murders, including those of NOPD detective Everett Briscoe and New Orleans businessman DJ Reculfy in August.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 at 5:39 AM CDT
|By Ken Daley
NOLAxNOLA will feature more than 170 acts at 20 music venues from Oct. 7-17
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 5:27 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley and Gray News staff
Firefighters quickly discovered that the fire was in an extremely difficult place to fight. Several firefighters had to gear up and climb to the roof while they attacked the fire from both inside and outside of the dome.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 4:46 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley
An intense fire billowed from the Superdome roof Tuesday (Sept. 21).