Jefferson Parish News

The ranks of current and former state House Republican legislators, prosecutors allege, are littered with people whose election-day efforts benefited from the illegal use of taxpayer-paid resources.

Several new books have come in to help the genealogy researcher get passed their 'brick wall.' Maybe one of these could help you: n 'Miscellaneous Alabama Newspaper Abstracts' volumes 1 and 2, by Michael Kelsey, Nancy Graff Floyd and Ginny Guinn Parsons.

The pictures in this story leaves no doubt in the minds of Louisville Metro Police detectives that someone reading this knows the suspect.

Delfeayo Marsalis stood before Jefferson High School's first-period jazz ensemble and told the 25 young musicians to turn their sheet music around, that they were going to learn by listening, not reading.

Metro Councilman Hal Heiner is the 2nd republican in the race for Louisville mayor.

Opening statements are scheduled in the trial of a former high school coach charged with reckless homicide in the death of one of his football players.

In Lawman, the action movie star has become a real-life upholder of the law. Surely this sets a remarkable precedent for other actors to follow ... Off the screen and on to the streets a Steven Seagal: Lawman It feels at first like a particularly well-made spoof, but after watching the trailer for TV series Steven Seagal: Lawman several times over ...

A retired judge appointed to hear the corruption case against a former Jefferson County judge is stepping down from the case.

A retired judge appointed to hear the corruption case against a former Jefferson County judge is stepping down from the case.

A landlord and one of his neighbors in Jefferson County are squaring off over a sign the neighbor has put in his window.

Jefferson County Sheriff's officers shot and killed a fleeing suspect in a drug case early Sunday.

More than 100 McCalla residents turned out at the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting today to voice opposition to a proposed Norfolk Southern cargo-loading terminal they believe is planned for their community.

Attorneys gave their closing arguments in the federal fraud trial of former politician John Katopodis.

Former Jefferson County Commissioner John Katopodis was convicted of fraud. View Larger Former Jefferson County Commissioner John Katopodis was found guilty Wednesday on 97 counts of wire and mail fraud for misusing funds from a charity he oversaw.

Testimony Thursday in the fraud trial of John Katopodis featured accolades from a Maryland naval lieutenant and a former Boston city councilwoman who both said how generous Katopodis was.

John Katopodis took money given to a computer charity by Jefferson County and used it to visit casinos in New Orleans and Louisiana, take trips to Florida and the Bahamas and donate to political campaigns, federal prosecutors said today, the first day of Katopodis' fraud trial in Birmingham federal court.

The defense is now presenting its case at the federal fraud trial of former Jefferson County Commissioner John Katopodis.

Birmingham City Hall gave John Katapodis' charity ,Computer Help for Kids, $200,000. After spending a year trying to audit the charity, the city gave up in apparent frustration.

Former Jefferson County Commissioner and one -time Birmingham City Councilman John Katapodis did use hundreds of thousands of dollars from a charity for underprivileged children he helped to create.

A man wanted for failing to report to his parole officer has been fatally shot by a prison guard as the man tried to flee from a contraband checkpoint at a prison unit in Jefferson County, according to a spokeswoman for the state Corrections Department.