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Investigations

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FOX 8 Defenders

A bag covers a hole in Dijon Terricks' kitchen inside The Willows apartments.

Moreno pushing for criminal charges against owner of The Willows apartments

Updated: Jul. 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM CDT
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By Meg Gatto
Tennessee-based nonprofit appears to have abdicated maintenance responsibility

Top Story

Former employee of Tren Solar speaks out as homeowners try to track down company for answers

Louisiana AG looking into Tren Solar after complaints, Arkansas ban surfaces

Updated: Jun. 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM CDT
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By Meg Gatto
The Louisiana Attorney General is investigating Tren Solar after the company abruptly shut down, leaving customers with non-working solar panels and unpaid loans

News

NOPD fires sergeant with long history of alleged violations

Updated: Jun. 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM CDT
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By Stephen Stock, Dannah Sauer and Jon Turnipseed
The New Orleans Police Department fires a sergeant accused of forcing a subordinate from his home, after the subordinate requested a leave of absence from the NOPD's crime lab.

Investigations

5th Circuit Judges were reimbursed thousands for travel to conferences

Louisiana judges spent thousands of taxpayer funds for conference travel to vacation destinations

Updated: Jun. 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM CDT
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By Chris Joseph
Two Louisiana Fifth Circuit Judges have been reimbursed $48 thousand for travel since July 2021.

News

Report questions functionality of pumping system

State urges airport to report drainage issues annually after pump failures during Hurricane Francine

Updated: Jun. 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM CDT
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By Stephen Stock, Dannah Sauer and Jon Turnipseed
Louisiana lawmakers passed a resolution urging Armstrong International Airport to give yearly updates on drainage and pump capacity

Outside the Office

Anne Breaud filed a civil rights lawsuit against Mayor LaToya Cantrell and others over the...

Appeals court denies Mayor Cantrell’s request to bring back restraining order, orders her to pay attorney’s fees

Updated: Jun. 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM CDT
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By Chris Joseph
The appeals court upheld a ruling at the parish court.

Top Story

Fox 8 Defenders: Foreclosure paperwork filed against Willows apartments

Foreclosure paperwork filed against Willows apartments

Updated: Jun. 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM CDT
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By Meg Gatto
A local bank has filed for foreclosure against The Willows apartments in New Orleans East. The property has been the subject of numerous FOX  8 Defenders reports detailing what residents called deplorable living conditions. Now, Whitney Bank says the non-profit that owns The Willows hasn’t paid back millions in bond money.

Investigations

An investigation shows Mayor LaToya Cantrell is attending fewer meetings and spending more...

Mayor Cantrell spending less and less time in office, records show

Updated: Jun. 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM CDT
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By Stephen Stock, Jon Turnipseed and Dannah Sauer
A Fox 8 investigation finds that when Mayor Cantrell is in town, she's conducting fewer meetings than in previous years.

Crimetracker

Eddie Bruce Alfred Jr.

Former Fenton mayor accused of deleting, taking home ‘essential’ documents before leaving office

Updated: Jun. 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM CDT
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By Amanda Johnson
Former Fenton mayor Eddie Alfred Jr. was arrested today on charges of malfeasance in office and injuring public records.

Jailbreak

Orleans Parish release video of inmates yanking open a cell door before escaping jail through...

Jailbreak manhunt costing New Orleans $250,000 per week

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM CDT
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By Stephen Stock, Dannah Sauer and Jon Turnipseed
The cost of the search for 10 escaped inmates could impact city budget and take resources away from fighting violent crime.
Radar
Radar

FOX 8 Defenders

Tren Solar customer Bill Rose paid thousands for a solar energy system for his home in...

Former employee of Tren Solar speaks out as homeowners try to track down company for answers

Updated: May 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM CDT
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By Meg Gatto
In March, Tren Solar co-founder Reyn Rogers was arrested in Acadia Parish for residential contractor fraud

Investigations

A photo obtained by a Fox 8 source shows an opening inside a cell at the Orleans Justice...

Former Orleans jail supervisor, ex-prison inspector say protocol failures led to brazen escape

Updated: May 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM CDT
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By Stephen Stock, Jon Turnipseed and Dannah Sauer
Allowing high-risk inmates on first floor seen as major error

Investigations

New Orleans is in talks with the state to crack down on unpaid traffic camera tickets

Millions of dollars for New Orleans schools, drainage sit untouched in account

Updated: May 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM CDT
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By Stephen Stock, Dannah Sauer and Jon Turnipseed
More than $4 million in New Orleans traffic camera fines sits unspent in escrow as city leaders fail to agree on how to divide the funds meant for schools and drainage projects.

Investigations

UNITY of Greater New Orleans has received millions in federal dollars to address homelessness...

City, state leaders question spending of nonprofit tasked with helping New Orleans’ homeless

Updated: May 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM CDT
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By Stephen Stock
State auditors say they were stymied trying to assess the spending of UNITY of Greater New Orleans

FOX 8 Defenders

A Mississippi man has asked the Fox 8 Defenders for help after a company hired to install...

Mississippi man details concerns with solar panels after Louisiana company he purchased from seems to have vanished

Updated: May 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM CDT
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By Meg Gatto
Customer on hook for $100,000 in solar panels that don't work

Supplying a High

Large canisters of flavored nitrous oxide, such as these found at a New Hampshire smoke and...

Nitrous oxide still sold legally across U.S. as Louisiana pushes for tougher laws

Updated: May 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM CDT
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By Rob Krieger
States look to Louisiana’s model after viral investigation into dangerous, unregulated gas abuse

News

Fake license plates on Southeast Louisiana roads are causing safety and insurance concerns

Lawmakers advance crackdown on fake license plates after Fox 8 investigations

Updated: May 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM CDT
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By Rob Masson
Proposal includes jail time, fines, and stricter registration tracking

Special Reports

Reginald Adams was freed in 2014 after being exonerated from a 1980 conviction for a murder he...

Fund to help people wrongly convicted of crimes in Louisiana might be abolished

Updated: Apr. 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM CDT
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By Meg Gatto
Rep. Nicholas Muscarello Jr. (R-Hammond) seeks to repeal compensation fund

FOX 8 Defenders

Scammers impersonating law enforcement or ankle monitoring company personnel have duped...

Ankle monitor scammers preying on inmates’ families, authorities warn

Updated: Apr. 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM CDT
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By Andrés Fuentes
Some victims have been scammed out of thousands of dollars

Investigations

New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits still in disarray, five years after scandal

City approved inspections without reports or licensed inspectors, OIG says

Updated: Apr. 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM CDT
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By Stephen Stock and Dannah Sauer
A new report says third-party building inspectors failed to submit nearly half of required reports — and the city approved the inspections anyway.

Investigations

Several NOPD officers remain on the force despite sustained complaints of misconduct.

Officers accused of misconduct remain in NOPD

Updated: Apr. 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM CDT
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By Stephen Stock, Dannah Sauer and Jon Turnipseed
Dozens of NOPD officers face accusations of wrongdoing during their years on the force

Investigations

NOPD officers arrested for DWI, kept on force

NOPD officers arrested for DWI, kept on force

Updated: Apr. 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM CDT
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By Meg Gatto
A FOX 8 investigation finds NOPD officers arrested for DWI—some while driving with children or resisting arrest—remain on the force, raising questions of accountability.

Politics

Zurik: Court rules against Attorney General in fight over exonerated inmate compensation

Louisiana House committee advances bill to eliminate wrongful conviction compensation law

Updated: Apr. 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM CDT
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By Rob Masson
A Louisiana House committee approved a bill to eliminate compensation for the wrongfully convicted

News

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell improperly interfered in the promotion of NOPD high-ranking...

Civil Service Commission finds Mayor Cantrell improperly infringed on NOPD promotions

Updated: Apr. 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM CDT
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By Ken Daley
Report says concern of 'bias' in promotions was 'totally unfounded'

News

An engineering firm's report questioned the testing and functionality of the water pumping...

Jefferson Parish council calls for more aviation board representation; New Orleans says no

Updated: Apr. 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM CDT
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By Chris Welty
Hurricane Francine flooded parts of Kenner in September 2024

Investigations

Parents Justin and Luda Ferris have filed a civil lawsuit and criminal complaint alleging...

Three former Mandeville school aides accused of striking disabled student under their supervision

Updated: Apr. 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM CDT
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By Meg Gatto
A lawsuit and criminal complaint says Zander Ferris was injured by school staff in January 2023

Investigations

St. Bernard officials may have broken law in La. Legislative audit citing Fox 8 findings

St. Bernard officials may have broken law in audit citing Fox 8 findings, DA reviewing report’s findings

Updated: Apr. 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM CDT
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By Stephen Stock
The audit found that former St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis and his former CAO, Ronald Alonzo, may have mishandled more than $80,000 in taxpayer funds.

Investigations

Report questions functionality of pumping system

Push to change New Orleans Airport Board following Fox 8 investigation

Updated: Apr. 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM CDT
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By Stephen Stock, Dannah Sauer and Jon Turnipseed
Bohannan calls for aviation board shakeup and investigation into pump failures during Hurricane Francine

Outside the Office

New Orleans citizen Anne Breaud was accused of stalking and harassment by Mayor LaToya...

NOPD records show law firm couldn’t prove uncooperative Vappie obtained citizen’s personal data for Cantrell

Updated: Apr. 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM CDT
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By Chris Joseph
It's still unclear who provided Anne Breaud's personal information to the mayor

Investigations

Report questions functionality of pumping system

JP council member calls for aviation board changes following Fox 8 report on MSY pumps

Updated: Mar. 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM CDT
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By Stephen Stock, Dannah Sauer and Jon Turnipseed
Jefferson Parish Councilmember Arita Bohannan calls for changes to the New Orleans Aviation Board following a Fox 8 report about the functionality of a pumping system on the airport's property. She wants Jefferson Parish to have more input in airport decisions.

Investigations

A power management company's report questions the functionality of the $27 million water...

Report questions whether $27 million Armstrong Airport pump was ever properly tested

Updated: Mar. 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM CDT
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By Stephen Stock, Dannah Sauer and Jon Turnipseed
Report following Hurricane Francine flooding questions testing and commissioning of system

News

Ricky Templet, left, was sued Monday (March 24) by Jefferson Parish Council District 1...

Tim Kerner Jr. sues JP District 1 rival Ricky Templet over new campaign attack ad

Updated: Mar. 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM CDT
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By Rob Masson
Attack ads have been launched by both Republican candidates

Crimetracker

Randy Farrell, former New Orleans city inspector

Former New Orleans inspector Randy Farrell steps down from electrical firm amid legal troubles

Updated: Mar. 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM CDT
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By FOX 8 Staff
Former New Orleans inspector Randy Farrell has agreed to step down from Global Technical Solutions

FOX 8 Defenders

Patricia Ginart sits in a wheelchair outside of her home in New Orleans.

Fox 8 Defenders: Disabled New Orleans woman says city’s roadwork is leaving her stranded at home

Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM CDT
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By Thanh Truong
A city spokesperson said construction could last many more weeks

News

John Snell

Despite task force recommendations, New Orleans' permitting process remains dysfunctional

Updated: Mar. 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM CDT
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By Rob Masson
Two years after task force recommendations, little has changed

Investigations

A loophole in state law leaves ethnicities out of law enforcement data gathered in traffic stops.

Louisiana lawmakers vow to close ‘loophole’ in traffic stop racial data law

Updated: Mar. 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM CST
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By Stephen Stock, Dannah Sauer and Jon Turnipseed
Lawmakers demand change after a Fox 8 investigation exposed a law meant to prevent police from racial profiling may be leading to inaccurate data collection during traffic stops.

Attention to the Details

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Former NOPD Sgt. Todd Morrell sentenced to probation, restitution for wire fraud charges

Updated: Feb. 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM CST
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By Chris Joseph
Morrell faces up to 20 years in prison for each wire fraud charge.

Investigations

New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits still in disarray, five years after scandal

New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits still in disarray, five years after scandal

Updated: Feb. 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM CST
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By Stephen Stock and Dannah Sauer
New Orleans' permitting office faces backlog, confusion, and trust issues again.

Investigations

Caesars Superdome lit up for Super Bowl LIX Opening Night

Can New Orleans' Super Bowl construction momentum continue?

Updated: Feb. 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM CST
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By Rob Krieger
City officials hope to extend Super Bowl momentum citywide

Investigations

A Fox 8 Investigation reveals a critical flaw in Louisiana law that may prevent law...

Racial profiling or data flaw? Louisiana law leaves officers guessing on race

Updated: Feb. 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM CST
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By Stephen Stock, Dannah Sauer and Jon Turnipseed
State law requires data collection during traffic stops, but experts say a gap could obscure potential racial profiling

Investigations

Leon Ruffin

I-TEAM: Convicted murderer taken to OLOL was wearing bulletproof vest and had a knife

Updated: Feb. 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM CST
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By Chris Nakamoto
Leon Ruffin was sentenced to life in prison in October 2024 for a murder in Jefferson Parish. He is well known to law enforcement in the New Orleans area.

Investigations

FUMING WITH FRUSTRATION

I-TEAM: Small child with dairy allergy forced to clean up feces at school after drinking milk

Updated: Feb. 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM CST
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By Chris Nakamoto
We are not identifying the child, but her mother is fuming with frustration.

Investigations

Cracks in pavement indicate a problem with airports across the country

Descending: The cost of sinking airports

Updated: Feb. 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM CST
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By Stephen Stock, Dannah Sauer and Jon Turnipseed
Scientists say airports around the country are sinking, and documents show costly ongoing fixes aren't likely to end anytime soon.

Investigations

Experts say satellite data shows Armstrong International is sinking

The cost of a sinking airport

Updated: Feb. 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM CST
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By Stephen Stock, Dannah Sauer and Jon Turnipseed
Data uncovered by Fox 8 finds Armstrong International Airport is sinking, leading to ongoing repairs that cost travelers money

Lee Zurik Investigations

Defective: Parents left to be product testers with their babies as subjects

Defective: Parents left to be product testers with their babies as subjects

Updated: Feb. 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM CST
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By Jill Riepenhoff and Jamie Grey
When a new toy or baby invention hits the market, most parents assume those products have undergone rigorous safety testing. Our investigators found this isn't always the case.

News

Sewerage and Water Board Executive Director Ghassan Korban addresses the city council on April...

Ghassan Korban resigns as head of SWBNO

Updated: Feb. 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM CST
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By Meg Gatto and FOX 8 Staff
Ghassan Korban will step down as executive director of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) on May 2

Top Story

Raw sewage backs up into homeowner's front yard

Sewerage and Water Board responds to years-long sewage backup in New Orleans East

Updated: Jan. 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM CST
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By Meg Gatto
Sewerage and Water Board addresses years-long sewage backup in New Orleans.

FOX 8 Defenders

Vacant home owned by Orleans sheriff's office burns

Vacant home owned by Orleans Sheriff’s Office goes up in flames after years of safety warnings

Updated: Jan. 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM CST
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By Meg Gatto
A vacant home owned by the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office caught fire early Tuesday, reigniting concerns from neighbors who had long warned about the dangers of neglected properties.

Investigations

Bourbon Street attack

Officers and bystanders may have been shot in gunfight at conclusion of terror attack, sources say

Updated: Jan. 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM CST
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By Stephen Stock
In the aftermath of the Bourbon Street terror attack, experts discuss police actions and the risks in high-pressure situations

News

Accused of Stealing $245,000 from Town of Abita Springs

Legislative Auditor responds to Abita Springs request

Updated: Dec. 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM CST
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By Rob Masson
Legislative auditor to review financial procedures
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