Two-time James Beard Award-semifinalist, chef and restaurateur Melissa Araujo was arrested in Baton Rouge on Wednesday on ...

NEW ORLEANS — Alma Cafe owner and chef Melissa Araujo was arrested in Baton Rouge on Wednesday for fraud. Araujo allegedly ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) arrested Melissa Araujo, charging her with felony ...

On Wednesday, May 7, the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested chef-owner Melissa Araujo of popular Honduran cafe Alma ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Melissa Araujo, the acclaimed chef and owner of Alma Cafe in New Orleans, was arrested this week on a felony charge of government benefits fraud, accused of illegally ...

A Chalmette woman accused of Medicaid fraud has been arrested, according to the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office.

Araujo opened Alma Cafe in the Bywater in 2020 and built a following of fans of her contemporary Honduran food. She then went ...