Federal Trial Jury Convicts Attorneys in Staged Collision Scheme

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced that on Friday, March 20, 2026, VANESSA MOTTA (“MOTTA”), age 44, and JASON F.

The sNoBalls Open 2026 Scholarship Applications for Students and Educators

Aiming to expand arts access across southeast Louisiana, the sNoBalls are excited to release their Summer Arts Camp and Arts Educator scholarship applications.“We have been having an awesome third season,” founder Marcia Arceneaux said.

Redefining Success

Traditionally, being successful here in the U.S. meant pursuing “The American Dream.” As a child having spent the first decade of my life in Poland, this was a huge topic discussed amongst the adults around me, especially since food was rationed and people were pretty much starving.

Human Remains Identified as Missing Ponchatoula Man

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office has received confirmation from the Tangipahoa Parish Coroner’s Office that human remains found in the Ponchatoula area in September are those of 43-year-old James Wood.The case has now been reclassified as a homicide.

Dancing Through Festival Season

Somewhere between the first sneeze of pollen and the sudden urge to sit outside for no good reason at all, Louisiana quietly flips a switch.

Wilderness and Surrender

Late one evening in 1785, a young member of the British Parliament sat alone wrestling with a decision that weighed heavily on him.William Wilberforce had everything a rising politician could hope for.