Natasha Robin
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Emmy and Regional Murrow award winning reporter, Natasha Robin was born and raised in St. Bernard Parish. She started her career right here at FOX 8 News at just 17years old as a Production Assistant.
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The new ordinance puts the apartment back on the market, which the Inspector General said could generate nearly $36,000 a year for the city in rent.
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Nearly 12 kilos of fentanyl, worth $300,000, was taken off the street. In all, 131 people were arrested.
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Health officials have noted a concerning rise in COVID-19 cases in the city.
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Frustration across New Orleans is growing as one vehicle after another is broken into and windows smashed.
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The adults ran into the room to find Dereon Reed shot in the head.
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The New Orleans Police Department has increased its enforcement of minor and felony gun offenses.
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Judge Kimya Holmes found Lenyra Theophile competent to stand trial alongside her co-defendants.
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Attorneys spar in court over the admissibility of expert testimony on juvenile brain development in murder trial.
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In New Orleans, auto thefts have reached alarming levels.
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DEA operation nets thousands of arrests, seizure of massive drug and weapon cache, exposing the connection between Mexican Cartels and drug-related violence in New Orleans.
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The customer called police, who arrested the suspect and booked him on simple assault and drug possession.
Linda Frickey, 73, was dragged to her death during a carjacking attempt on March 21, 2022
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Mayor LaToya Cantrell admits she refused to give a statement to the NOPD in the investigation of one of her executive protection team members.
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The company chosen to redevelop the former six flags amusement park in New Orleans East will soon show the public its plans.
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Mayor says she has not listened to recordings of NOPD's investigation of Jeffrey Vappie
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The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office is getting help from one of the most familiar personal injury law firms in southeast Louisiana.
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15 people, arrested for illegally carrying a weapon during Carnival, walked free when the Orleans District Attorney’s office refused the charges.
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According to the Metropolitan Crime Commission, there have been 25 homicides, 20 carjackings, and 45 robberies since the beginning of the new year.
A judge on Monday (Jan. 30) denied two motions filed by the defense claiming the teens were too young to understand the crime and should have separate trials.
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The NOPD says it has responded to 403 calls for service related to stolen cars. The Metropolitan Crime Commission believes that number is a bit higher, tracking over 500 car thefts.
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Two women, victimized two years apart by the same teen, say the justice system failed to hold him responsible.
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Police said 15-year-old Jerry Smith had a gun in his hand when found slain outside Bogalusa High's football game Friday.
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Blossom Ruffins is currently paralyzed from the belly button down and doctors say she still has bullet fragments in her kidney.
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"They look like Percocet. They look like Xanax. We can’t even tell them apart unless we send them to the lab."
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Organizers of the effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell say they’ve gotten around 20% of the 53,000 signatures they need.
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Convention officials say that, so far, no businesses have canceled plans to bring their events to the city.
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With 52 homicides per 100,000 people, New Orleans has surpassed St. Louis (45 per 100,000) for the top homicide rate in the country.
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A federal judge is weighing arguments for an injunction to block Gov. John Bel Edwards' plan to transfer some juvenile offenders to Angola.
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An internal document reveals new details about the state’s plan to temporarily house violent juvenile offenders at Angola.
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Governor John Bel Edwards has agreed not to move to incarcerated youth until at least Sept. 15.
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New Orleans police confirmed 31-year-old Jenee Pedesclaux is the mother of a 4-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy she is accused of stabbing Sunday (Aug. 8) in their home in the 3100 block of Law Street.
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Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams’ federal trial is set to begin Monday morning.
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According to the city council data analyst, New Orleans could have the nation’s highest murder rate per 100,000 people.
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A resolution calling for the closure of the troubled Bridge City detention center passed unanimously.
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Police are searching for a man who killed a mother of two in New Orleans, after she considered getting a restraining order on him.
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Tensions in the community are at a fever pitch and public concern is turning into public action.
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The press conference comes after several videos were widely circulated on social media. In the videos, drivers are seen spinning cars in donuts at different intersections across the city. Crowds of people watching the stunts blocked traffic.
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Wayne Warner has been the principal of Chalmette High for 49 years, inspiring students for decades, and known for his humble, kind demeanor.
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When a juvenile is found guilty of a crime in Louisiana, a parent or guardian may soon be required to pay restitution to the victim.
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“The saying was ‘If they’re not a true criminal when they get here, they will be when they leave,’” a former OJJ employee says.
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Reports of violence and abuse inside the state’s juvenile correctional facilities, along with escape after escape, has lawmakers calling for change.
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A soccer mom was shot in the hand when gunmen fired more than 60 shots at a New Orleans playground.
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The lawsuit claims Entergy failed to maintain its infrastructure and facilities, plunging nearly a million people into the dark as Ida ravaged southeast Louisiana.
Attorneys say Entergy knew of deficiencies in their infrastructure yet failed to act upon them.
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Laplace residents gut homes and prepare for rebuilding, but some are deciding whether to come back or not.
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Thousands are expected to attend the Saints’ pre-season game in the dome Monday night. But, things will be different for the fans.
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The additional shot is to boost a person’s immunity.
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Katelyn Palmer was certain she’d never get the COVID vaccine until the unimaginable happened.
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On Friday morning, JPSO had a full complement of search and rescue crews near the Twin Canals on Barataria Boulevard.
The boy with autism went missing Thursday around 5:30 p.m., according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. He was last seen with a parent.
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