Kenner News

A Kenner man who served time for being an accessory to murder was held under $300,000 bond Wednesday after leading police on a chase that ended with him jumping through a window at his girlfriend's home.

Before Big Freedia appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live , before Diplo produced web-TV episodes and tracks for local performers, and before the Smithsonian-affiliated Ogden Museum of Southern Art hosted my own " Where They At " collaborative exhibit with Aubrey Edwards, there was "Ya Heard Me" - the first project exploring the world of bounce music, New ... (more)

These government and community meetings are open to the public. To have meetings considered for inclusion, send an email to citydesk@tpmail.com with "Meetings" in the subject line, or send a fax to 504.826.3007. Today, noon-1:30 p.m., at Ashe Cultural Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.

Arrests Keith M. Bush, 35, 70 Rosedown Drive, Destrehan, was arrested May 27 and booked with DWI and speeding.

John Royal Jr., 57, 4100 Alabama Ave., Kenner, was arrested May 24 in the 3900 block of Williams Boulevard and booked with hydrocodone possession and resisting an officer.

Mandeville Police are on the lookout for several people allegedly involved in a check cashing scam.

Houma police say five Jefferson Parish residents are accused of trying to cash fraudulent checks in several cities under a fake company name.

Kenner's citizens code advisory committee has set its priorities, and fighting blighted houses is at the top of the list, chairwoman Debbie Settoon recently told the Kenner City Council .

Brandon M. Henyard , 21, 2600 Kingston St., Kenner, was arrested May 22 in the 1900 block of Veterans Memorial Boulevard and booked with possession of crack cocaine.

A Senate committee rewrote a House bill Monday to give Jefferson and Orleans parishes a larger share of the expiring 3 percent vehicle rental tax with the money going to arts, recreation and streets programs.

A New Orleans man has been sentenced to a year in prison for buying a gun for a convicted felon and pretending the gun was for himself, according to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office.

After Lew Eaton earned a master of divinity degree at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, it was time for him and his wife, Anna, to move out of their seminary apartment and buy a home.

When Louisiana education Superintendent John White chose Jefferson Parish, specifically Greenlawn Terrance Elementary in Kenner, as the location for his announcement of this year's LEAP test results on Wednesday, he aimed to highlight reform efforts in Jefferson, praise the system for rising scores and praise Greenlawn for its accomplishment as a ... (more)

Kenner Police arrested a Norco man who hid 30 cans of infant formula in a baby carrier and rammed his shopping cart into a detail officer who approached him.

Fifty-one students completed instruction at Bunche Academy on Thursday and were sent off to high school amid congratulatory hugs and awards.

Arrests Weylin Brown, 36, 2116 Pinehurst St., LaPlace, was arrested May 23 and booked with second degree battery.

Interstate 10-Causeway Boulevard interchange: Southbound Causeway will be reduced to one lane today and Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The left lanes of I-10 in both directions will be closed today, 9:30 a.m.-noon, for bridge inspections.

Knowing that stress from the upheaval of widespread changes can cause an initial dip in achievement before improvements start to show, Superintendent James Meza said he braced himself for the test results from his first year of reformingA Jefferson Parish public schools.

Subpoenas have been served on two Jefferson Parish cities as part of a federal investigation into post-Hurricane Katrina contracts, the WDSU I-Team has learned.

A Gray man has been arrested on charges of following a woman from a friend's residence in Kenner , forcing her to the ground and raping her.