Cops: Arrests after La. father, son slain in burglary

56-year-old David Pence and 25-year-old Nicholas Pence were found shot to death in their suburban New Orleans home Wednesday

• Apr 27, 2015

Toddler injured in New Orleans shooting

Police say girl, 2, was shot; unsure of intended target

• Apr 22, 2015

Big Easy bargoers take their final puffs as new law takes effect

The city, known for its laissez-faire culture, has instituted a ban on smoking in bars, gambling halls and other public places

• Apr 21, 2015

Robert Durst pleads not guilty to federal gun charge

Real estate heir accused of murdering a friend in Los Angeles is being held in New Orleans for weapons possession

• Apr 14, 2015

Robert Durst pleads not guilty to firearm charges

The troubled real estate heir's Louisiana weapons charges are keeping him from being extradited to Los Angeles, where he is charged in a 2000 murder

• Apr 9, 2015

Confronting a painful period in American history

The first U.S. museum dedicated entirely to slavery is led by a man who may be surprising to some

• Apr 8, 2015

Robert Durst's hearing in weapons case delayed

Attorneys for the real estate heir argue FBI agents illegally searched his New Orleans hotel room before arresting him for murder

• Apr 2, 2015

Police shooting of man after Katrina ruled a homicide

A coroner made the announcement in the case of a man whose body was burned by another officer after the shooting

• Apr 1, 2015

Durst held without bond on NOLA weapons charges

Lawyers for Robert Durst, the real estate heir charged with murder in L.A., was ordered held without bond on weapons charges in Louisiana

• Mar 23, 2015

Machete-wielding man shot by police dies in hospital

63-year-old who authorities say was carrying explosives in New Orleans airport attack was shot 3 times Friday

• Mar 21, 2015

Police: Machete-wielding man was carrying explosives

"Had he made it down the concourse, who knows," sheriff says after attack at New Orleans' airport

• Mar 21, 2015

"Instant chaos" after man swings machete at airport

Bystanders describe frantic scene at New Orleans' international airport during incident that ended in gunfire

• Mar 21, 2015

Lawyers: Millionaire Robert Durst illegally arrested

Attorneys for Durst say there is no probable cause to keep the real estate heir jailed and say he should be released

• Mar 20, 2015

Darren Sharper charged with rape in Las Vegas

The ex-NFL star is already under indictment for sexual assault in Los Angeles, New Orleans and the Phoenix area

• Mar 20, 2015

Affidavit: Robert Durst had latex mask when arrested

Robert Durst had a fake ID, tens of thousands of dollars in cash and a mask when he was arrested in the 2000 murder of his friend, affidavit says

• Mar 19, 2015

Sheriff: Real estate heir Durst is a suicide risk

Officials say Robert Durst - who is charged in the 2000 murder of his friend - has been moved to a Louisiana state prison with a mental health unit

• Mar 18, 2015

Is alleged Durst confession admissible in court?

Will a jury get to decide -- what did real estate heir Robert Durst mean when he said he "killed them all"?

• Mar 16, 2015

Durst arrest came just before finale of HBO's "The Jinx"

As wealthy eccentric is taken into custody on murder charge, last episode of documentary features "bathroom mutterings" that sound like a confession

• Mar 15, 2015

Tulane worker, primates exposed to bioterror bacteria

Health officials are still unsure how this potentially lethal bacteria was released from a high security lab

• Mar 12, 2015

Cops: Man named suspect in murder of mother, daughter

NOLA police issued an arrest warrant for a man who is suspected in a triple shooting that left a mother and her daughter dead

• Mar 5, 2015