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The Rabbit Hole extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and fellow firefighters mourning the loss of Lt. Dennis Casey Jr. of the Jefferson Parish Fire Department. According to officials, Lt. Casey tragically lost his life in a personal…

BREAKING: Gunshots reported near the White House Saturday evening as Secret Service agents rushed members of the media and staff into secure areas. The White House was briefly placed on lockdown while authorities responded to the scene. Multiple reporters on…

A veteran firefighter has died following a crash near the recently reopened Chef Menteur Pass Bridge, according to authorities. The incident happened shortly after the bridge was reopened to traffic following weeks of structural repair work and closure concerns. Reports…

Military Road in Slidell is currently seeing a response from the Slidell Fire Department and Washington St. Tammany crews after a tree reportedly fell onto electrical lines. According to witnesses on scene, the tree is slowly burning where it came…

The classic Pizza Hut experience many people grew up with may finally be making a return. Franchise owners are now remodeling locations to look and feel like the old school Pizza Hut restaurants that were once packed with families every…

A St. Tammany Parish jury unanimously convicted 46 year old John Silas Joiner Jr. of Covington on 15 different charges tied to narcotics trafficking, illegal weapons possession, resisting arrest, and operating a clandestine drug lab. According to the St. Tammany…

A Picayune man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say he nearly struck a sheriff’s investigator while trying to escape arrest during a narcotics operation. According to the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department, 43 year old Robert Hayden was…

The NAACP is calling on student athletes and supporters to boycott major Southern universities as tensions grow over redistricting battles and voting rights concerns across multiple states. The campaign, called “Out of Bounds,” is aimed at public universities in states…
Update: The killing occurred in March 2023 and the sentencing took place in April 2025; this post originally reported the case in May 2026. A Florida custody dispute turned into a murder for hire case that prosecutors described as cold,…

Update: The House Oversight Committee’s June 4 release named Philip Levine and Frederic Fekkai among the names Kellen provided. The original report, which said the names had not been released, follows. A major new development has surfaced in the ongoing…