Amidst all the soul-satisfying music and smiling faces at Jazz Fest, sometimes you encounter moments of poignance. That was the case just before the New Orleans Nightcrawlers show on the Gentilly stage Thursday.
The historic Presbytère museum on Jackson Square was spray painted with pro-Palestinian graffiti early Friday morning, according to Lieutenant Gov. Billy Nungesser.
Police are searching for a suspect accused of shooting a man during a holdup in Kenner on Tuesday afternoon.