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A new conservative PAC supporting unanimous juries has also formed.

While working at the St. Tammany Parish Jail, Kyle Smith forged an inmate's signature on a bond form, authorities said.

An arrest warrant for Michael Tyron Robinson and Kirk Powell provide further details in the location of the murder of a young couple in July.

Daniel Cali is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his Kenner home.

The city councilman is exploring whether municipal citations should be used in extreme cases.

The man is accused of taking a car from a woman on West Napoleon Avenue and crashing the vehicle into a tree.

An attorney working with the Parish Council on possible regulations will discuss the issue Oct. 22.

Police reported two armed robberies, an aggravated battery by cutting and a carjacking in the overnight crime log from Thursday (Oct. 11) to Friday (Oct. 12).

Wilbert Jones was released from Angola last November after spending nearly 46 years behind bars.

NASA hopes to launch the Space Launch System for the first time in 2019.