Metairie News

It's all a game of odds. Some people play just for a chance at winning. Others rely on their own system of numbers and rituals to cash in on their luck.

Stephen Crawford first set foot in a classroom at the age of 8, shortly after his physically and emotionally abusive father punched him in the face and kicked him out of a car in the middle of a Metairie neighborhood.

A man told Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies he rendezvoused with a stripper at a Metairie apartment complex, looking for a "good time." Instead he was robbed following a blast of pepper spray to the face.

Stephen Crawford, who was abused and abandoned by his father on the streets of Metairie in 2003, gets his picture taken by his legal guardian's niece Melissa McGoey after he receives his diploma during the L.W. Higgins commencement ceremony at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

When he was a child growing up in Terrytown, arts and crafts projects were a part of every holiday for Mitch Rotolo.

Walter Ross III and Alexander Johnson recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Both are members of Boy Scout Troop 491 and were recognized for their achievements during a recent Court of Honor, held at St.

Louisiana lawmakers are considering multiple pieces of legislation relating to K-12 and higher education issues.

Les Bonano and The Fight Guys return Professional Boxing to the Legendary Landmark Hotel, 2601 Severn Ave, Metairie, LA on THURSDAY June 6, 2013 at 7:30 PM.

The Millennial Generation is starting to see what the baby boomers already know, tanning in your youth makes skin look older, faster.

Stanford Randolph, left, and David Lewis are wanted by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office in connection with three Metairie armed robberies.

Two Memorial Day services are coming up in Jefferson Parish, one on the West Bank and one in East Jefferson Parish.

Students at J.C. Ellis Elementary in Metairie were treated to a New Orleans Saints/Gatorade Junior Training Camp Thursday.

One day after rejecting a public school spending plan, a legislative leader said Thursday his committee will consider a slightly different version submitted by Louisiana's top school board.

Louisiana Economic Development and the U.S. Small Business Administration announced the 2013 Louisiana Small Business Award winners at an event honoring small business leaders who exemplify the entrepreneurial spirit of Louisiana.

Although work began in earnest weeks ago , state highway officials Thursday ceremonially launched one of the more anxiously awaited road projects in western St.

"Epic," the big-screen, 3-D adaptation of the children's book "The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs" by Louisiana author William Joyce , opens in theaters on Friday, May 24, but local movie fans are getting an early peek at the animated fantasy.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating four armed robberies that occurred early Monday morning in Metairie and Terrytown.

Jason Marsalis, the youngest of the brothers, cut his teeth on drums. He's still a first-rate jazz drummer, as evidenced by his work with the Marcus Roberts Trio and, at a recent awards banquet, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.

Education Superintendent John White says a Louisiana Supreme Court ruling will result in school systems receiving a $12 million refund for loss of the local shares contributed to vouchers.

"I hope they make the sign more permanent," Pelicans head coach Monty Williams jokes of the paper sign marking his new office as he checks out the new state-of-the-art basketball facility under construction at 5800 Airline Drive in Metairie, Wednesday May 15, 2013, on the same property as the Saints practice facility.