Native of Metairie • Graduate of @ULLafayette • Reporter turned PIO
New Orleans
Joined November 2010
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BREAKING @WWLTV FEMA grants New Orleans long-requested extension to 2028 to finish $1.7B in Katrina-era infrastructure projects, likely preserving $300M in work that would have otherwise been shut down June 30.
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#BREAKING - The FBI arrested Jordan Derrick of Sweet Springs, MO this morning on charges of manufacturing explosives, unlawfully possessing an unregistered destructive device and distributing information related to the manufacturing of explosives.
The complaint against Derrick alleges that beginning no later than September 18, 2023, Derrick began using several social media sites to distribute videos of himself making various explosive materials. It further says that Derrick’s videos were downloaded from his publicly available video sharing accounts and used by Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who conducted the attack in New Orleans on January 1, 2025. Jabbar had created IEDs consistent with Derrick’s instructional videos. The devices placed by Jabbar did not detonate, and were subsequently rendered-safe by law enforcement.
The allegations contained in the complaint are accusations, not evidence of guilt, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. @FBINewOrleans @USAO_WDMO
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#NEW: Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson is pushing back after her indictment, calling the accusations “unfounded” and saying she plans to fight them:
“The timing of this indictment is concerning; it will not deter me from pursuing every available legal action to demonstrate that these accusations are unfounded. I am confident the facts will vindicate both me personally and the work I have done on behalf of the City of New Orleans. I look forward to clearing my name through the legal process and will not be making further comment at this time.”
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#BREAKING: Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has been indicted on 30 counts, including alleged malfeasance and payroll fraud, just days before her term ends.
The indictment, brought by @LizMurrillforLA’s office, follows months of scrutiny into finances and operations at the jail.
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#DEVELOPING: Police are investigating a shooting at Tangipahoa Alternative School this morning after officers say a 13-year-old refused to get out of a vehicle at drop-off.
Hammond Police say as an adult tried to drive the teen away from campus, a school resource officer heard gunshots and saw the teen walking toward him with a firearm. The teen was taken into custody. The adult was shot and is in critical condition. The school is on lockdown.
I’m at the school now. A press conference is scheduled for noon. More updates to come.
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Victoria Cox, the woman accused of helping convicted killer Daniel Callihan kidnap two girls from Tangipahoa Parish resulting in one of their deaths, has been sentenced after pleading guilty.
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#UPDATE: The NOPD consent decree has officially ended, marking the first time since 2013 that the department is no longer under federal oversight.
No don’t bring @ULLafayette into this 😭
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JUST IN: A truck hauling rhesus monkeys from Tulane University crashed on I-59 in Jasper County, MS.
The monkeys are about 40 lbs each, aggressive, and may carry hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID.
All but one have died. Officials say if the remaining monkey leaves the wreck site, it’ll have to be shot. Tulane’s sending a team tomorrow to recover it.
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The monkeys were not infected with anything. The sheriff's officer later clarified their comments with a statement from Tulane University:
“The primates in question have not been exposed to any infectious agent.”
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#BREAKING: Derrick Groves, the last of 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish jail, has been located in Atlanta, where he’s in a standoff with police.
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The Jimmy Kimmel move comes as Nexstar has made a deal to acquire broadcast station heavyweight Tegna in a $6.2 billion deal, which will require government approval, @brianstelter reports.
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#BREAKING: Mayor Cantrell seen entering the federal courthouse ahead of her 2 p.m. arraignment on 11 counts, including conspiracy, fraud, and obstruction.