News Stories — Marie Simoneaux

Marie has reported for multiple outlets, including NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, a major daily metro newspaper and site, and The Maroon, Loyola University's award winning newspaper. Her work has also been published nationally, across the over 100 papers within the Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. network. Marie has been nominated for national and local awards, from the Society of Professional Journalism, The Associated Press and New Orleans Press Club.

To view a sample of her work, click on the headlines below.

**S&WB: New Orleans hit with more than 5 inches of rain overnight**

More than five inches of rain fell in New Orleans during a seven-hour period overnight Saturday and early Sunday (May 12), according to the Sewerage and Water Board, causing widespread street flooding across the city.

**As Messy Mya lawsuit settles, another New Orleans artist sues Beyonce**

Beyonce is at the center of yet another federal lawsuit in connection to her 2016 hit song, "Formation," this time accused by the star of the Oscar-nominated Hurricane Katrina documentary "Trouble the Water."

**Sophie B. Wright lawsuit over graduation privileges stalled by move to Federal Court**

A lawsuit over a school’s decision to bar some students who participated in a senior prank last month from walking in their upcoming graduation was stalled Monday (May 6), when a last minute request from Sophie B. Wright’s attorney moved the case from Civil District Court to Federal Court.

ja'sean.jpg — **'I need my baby's body,' mother says of 14-year-old missing in the Mississippi River**

A search for a 14-year-old who authorities said jumped into the Mississippi River was called off over the weekend, leaving his family and others who knew him desperate to recover his body and questioning how a chase of a stolen vehicle ended in a boy's death.

robert smith.jpg — **Man found guilty in 2015 rape, robbery and kidnapping of pregnant woman; faces mandatory life sentence**

A man accused of kidnapping, robbing and raping a woman at gunpoint in Central City in 2015 was found guilty Wednesday (Dec. 20), after his attorney failed to convince Criminal District Judge Franz L. Zibilich the victim was a prostitute who faked the crimes over a payment dispute.

matthew nesser.jpg — **Former Lakeview teacher accused of kissing 14-year-old student in his classroom**

A former teacher at Edward Hynes Charter School in Lakeview is accused of pursuing an inappropriate relationship with a female 8th grade student, who reported the 34-year-old teacher kissed her on more than one occasion and told her he loved her, according to court documents.