http://www.wwltv.com/news/local RSS Feed for WWL - News - Local en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 13:06:31 GMT 2013-05-25T13:06:31Z en-us http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/NOPD-shakes-up-leadership-Commander-Hosli-re-instated-208899811.html Amid a press release that the New Orleans Police Department was shuffling leadership was news that Commander Edwin Hosli has been reinstated to full duty with the NOPD. Sat, 25 May 2013 03:21:20 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/NOPD-shakes-up-leadership-Commander-Hosli-re-instated-208899811.html 2013-05-25T03:21:20Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Suspect-identified-in-murder-of-AmeriCorp-volunteer-208883381.html Police have identified a suspect in the murder of Joseph Massenburg, an 18-year-old AmeriCorps volunteer from Chicago, killed in Carrollton. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:44:26 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Suspect-identified-in-murder-of-AmeriCorp-volunteer-208883381.html 2013-05-24T21:44:26Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/208876791.html BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Texas Brine says it has started extending settlement offers to Assumption Parish residents who have been under an evacuation order since August because of a 15-acre sinkhole. Sat, 25 May 2013 13:06:31 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/208876791.html 2013-05-25T13:06:31Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/208876761.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has refused to delay implementation of an agreement calling for major reforms of the New Orleans Police Department. Sat, 25 May 2013 13:06:30 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/208876761.html 2013-05-25T13:06:30Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Co-workers-miss-590-million-Powerball-by-one-number-win-1-million-208880791.html While it wasn't the nearly $600-million Powerball jackpot that had many clamoring across the county, 24 employees of a Baton Rouge realty company cashed in as well on the historic night, winning a $1-million jackpot. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:21:49 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Co-workers-miss-590-million-Powerball-by-one-number-win-1-million-208880791.html 2013-05-24T21:21:49Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Father-kills-son-in-apparent-murder-suicide-in-River-Ridge-208864511.html A 52-year-old man shot and killed his 16-year-old son before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide in River Ridge, La., the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said. Fri, 24 May 2013 23:12:11 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Father-kills-son-in-apparent-murder-suicide-in-River-Ridge-208864511.html 2013-05-24T23:12:11Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/CPD-Man-claiming-he-was-on-meth-girlfriend-arrested-for-stun-gun-robbery-208846801.html Covington police arrested two people in relation to an armed robbery involving a stun gun, according to the Covington Police Department. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:42:54 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/CPD-Man-claiming-he-was-on-meth-girlfriend-arrested-for-stun-gun-robbery-208846801.html 2013-05-24T17:42:54Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Court-filing-New-jail-wont-fix-old-problems-208846991.html Inmates' lawyers and the U.S. Justice Department say the current design of a $145 million jail under construction in New Orleans won't meet requirements of a reform agreement signed by Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman. Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:59 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Court-filing-New-jail-wont-fix-old-problems-208846991.html 2013-05-24T18:45:59Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/synthetic-drug-208837681.html A death and medical emergencies in St. Tammany Parish are being associated with a new synthetic drug known to cause extreme violence, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. Fri, 24 May 2013 23:12:56 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/synthetic-drug-208837681.html 2013-05-24T23:12:56Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Elaborate-design-of-Copeland-Concert-Gardens-has-officials-excited-208844041.html The new design of the Al Copeland Memorial has both family members and officials excited about its addition to Lafreniere Park in Metairie. Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:14 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Elaborate-design-of-Copeland-Concert-Gardens-has-officials-excited-208844041.html 2013-05-24T23:17:14Z