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The Clouatres met in Palm Springs, where Adrian was serving in the Marine Corps. He served five years there before moving back home to Louisiana. The Clouatres have two children, a 19-month-old boy and a nine-week-old girl who is still nursing. Adrian Clouatre has been driving the children to see their mom, which is three and a half hours each way, so they can visit and the baby can nurse.

Two escaped inmates still on the run Eight of the ten inmates who escaped from Orleans Justice Center on May 16 are still on the run. Antoine Massey, 32, and Derrick Groves, 27, are armed and dangerous, New Orleans police said. Family, friends accused of helping inmates The Associated Press obtained court documents showing that some inmates' family and friends have been charged with aiding the escaped inmates. Hundreds trying to find escaped inmates Local media reported that around 200 authorities are looking for the remaining two escapees, and a top official says they could spend almost half a million...

A third alleged accomplice has been arrested in connection with the escape of one of ten inmates from the Orleans Parish Correctional Facility, according to Louisiana State Police. Connie Weeden, 59, is believed to have assisted the fugitives and was taken into custody following an investigation that revealed she was in contact via phone with escapee Jermaine Donald – both before and after the escape. Donald remains at large. Authorities say Weeden gave cash to Donald via a "cell phone app." She has been charged with one felony count of accessory after the fact and booked into the St. Tammany...

New Orleans officials provided an update on multiple (reportedly 10 or 11) inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Only one of the inmates has been apprehended. The rest are still at large. Officials are reporting that the inmates may have had help from staff insight the jail. Three employees have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

One of six inmates still at-large after a New Orleans jailbreak last week has been captured, and a jail worker who allegedly helped the inmates escape has been arrested, the Louisiana attorney general's office announced Tuesday. Sterling Williams, 33, an Orleans Parish jail maintenance worker, was arrested after admitting to helping the 10 inmates escape Friday. He is charged with 10 counts of principal to simple escape and one count of malfeasance in office. Williams said he turned off the water to the cell from which the inmates escaped, allowing them to dismantle a toilet and flee. Williams said one...

New Orleans is the “City that Care Forgot,” the home of the Mardi Gras, Bourbon Street, and the world-famous French Quarter. It also teems with rich culture, colorful history, beautiful architecture, fabulous food, renowned restaurants, amazing festivals, and attractions that bring tourists from every corner of the globe. No other city can host an event like New Orleans, which makes it a popular destination for conventions, Super Bowls, and a multitude of special occasions for individuals, couples, families, and businesses.

No update on the seven yutes seen on camera jostling open a door and 11 escaping, with 4 being recaptured soon after. Authorities suspect that family members are helping hiding the escapees. And we all pay for such insight!

Eleven inmates considered "armed and dangerous" escaped a New Orleans jail Friday morning, the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office said. The inmates were discovered missing during a routine headcount conducted at 8:30 a.m. at the Orleans Parish Jail, according to the sheriff's office. They are believed to have escaped sometime just after midnight. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said one inmate has since been apprehended in downtown New Orleans through facial recognition, caught by a surveillance camera. Louisiana State Police identified the escapee as Kendall Myles and said Myles tried to flee on foot before being apprehended "without further incident."...

A 73-year-old grandmother was killed during a brutal carjacking Monday in New Orleans, with a group of teenage attackers dragging her down the street for nearly a block while the woman screamed at them to let her go. Witnesses also described the gruesome scene after both her arm and her clothes were ripped off during the incident when they got stuck in the car's seat belt. Linda Frickey, 73, was dragged down North Scott Street in New Orleans after four teenage carjackers stole her car and trapped the grandmother outside her vehicle with her arm stuck in the seatbelt around...

On July 7, 1846, a contingent of Marines raised the American flag over Monterey, California, to mark a proclamation by U.S. consul Thomas Larkin that the territory was being annexed as a consequence of the war with Mexico. Much of the future state had already been taken from Mexico's nominal control by an uprising of American settlers under the Bear Flag. Victory in the Mexican War meant that the country gained Texas, California, and everything in between, comprising most of what is now New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming. Next to the War of Independence and the Civil...

Robert Francis Prevost, who was selected as the Catholic Church’s first American pope Thursday and took the name Leo XIV, has a family history that some were celebrating as uniquely diverse, with one genealogist claiming he has ties to “free people of color” in New Orleans. Key Facts The maternal side of Pope Leo XIV’s family can be traced back to at least the 1840s among “free people of color” in New Orleans, according to Jari C. Honora, a genealogist with the Historic New Orleans Collection, a research center documenting the city’s history. Rep. Troy Carter, D-La., who represents New...

NEW ORLEANS — The first American Pope has a family history with deep ties to New Orleans.

Robert Francis Prevost, now Leo XIV, was named the first American pope of the Catholic Church on Thursday — and his lineage traces back to New Orleans, according to Jari Honora, a local genealogist and historian. When Honora heard the last name "Prevost," he started digging, on the odd chance Leo XIV's paternal line might be French Canadian or Acadian with Louisiana ties. What he found, to his surprise, was that Prevost's mother, Mildred Martinez, was the one with familial cords to the city. In less than an hour, Honora — who works as a historian for The Historic New...

When Congress passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in March 2021, it allocated $350 billion in assistance to state and local governments – providing the largest infusion of cash to local governments since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. For New Orleans, that money represented a desperately needed lifeline. The city had been hit particularly hard by COVID-19. It was an early hotspot for the virus. And Black residents, who comprise about 60% of the city’s population, were disproportionately impacted, accounting for more than 75% of COVID deaths in the first few months of the pandemic. As...

A suspected ISIS member was arrested in connection with the Jan. 1 attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people and injured at least 57 others, Iraq's judiciary said Sunday. Following a request from the U.S. for assistance in the investigation, Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said the individual “was arrested for inciting the Jan. 2025 truck attack in the United States," according to Al Arabiya News, a Saudi state-owned international Arabic news channel. The unnamed suspect is “a member of the external operations office of the Daesh terrorist organization" — the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group known ISIS....

Being a radio talk show host for the last 26 years has been a true privilege. It has allowed me the opportunity to express my views on the air, exchange ideas with listeners and interview some of the most powerful and interesting guests in the world. After starting on the radio, I was fortunate enough to be able to launch a television show, a political comedy show, a weekly column and eventually author a book. All these activities were done to communicate important ideas with the public and attempt to influence our nation’s political environment in a positive way.

Deep in your heart you knew there are tax-payer’s money wasted somewhere in the whole Russian spy drama. Why did the Obama administration and the Russian government wanted to get rid of them so fast? We may never know. However we can prove that USAID funded the agro- and eco-tourism project in 2004 run by the company 4Vlast for which Anya Chapman and Vasily Kushchenko worked at the time. As you know from the previous research Chapman was the London contact person for the 4Vlast firm, Kushchenko was running their tourism firm and worked for the 4 Vlast Mrs. World...

The NFL 'immediately' sent a letter of apology to Lil Wayne after announcing last year that Kendrick Lamar had been chosen to perform the Super Bowl halftime show. Lil Wayne was denied the chance to headline this year's halftime show in New Orleans, a move which sparked outrage given his famous association with the Big Easy - where he was born and raised. And to add to the controversy, Kendrick's performance at the Superdome was heavily criticized by viewers who were left underwhelmed on Sunday night. The Not Like Us rapper, who included his famous diss track about bitter rival...

Former NFL star Adam "Pacman" Jones appeared at a Super Bowl LIX party wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat in apparent support of President Donald Trump. Jones spoke to Fox News Digital on the carpet ahead of "SI The Party" in New Orleans on Saturday night. He said he was "all for" Trump’s potential visit to Caesars Superdome to watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles. "Love it. Love it. I’m all for it," Jones said, adding he believed Trump has "got the best thing for us." Trump’s expected appearance at the Super Bowl has been...

Miranda Devine @mirandadevine Hunter Biden will be in the Philadelphia Eagles box with his stepmother Jill Biden at the Super Bowl today. What a cheek. 12:13 PM · Feb 9, 2025