A New Orleans man was arrested after a fatal shooting in St. George; investigators say the stolen vehicle was tracked to LaPlace and a weapon was recovered.

Cloudy and muggy Saturday with showers likely; heavy downpours and abnormally high tides could produce ponding on low-lying streets.

A body was pulled from Lake Pontchartrain Friday near the 8000 block of Lakeshore Drive; the Orleans Parish Coroner will identify the person after an autopsy.

Two Morgan City men were arrested in connection with a Nov. 12 Franklin burglary that investigators say took more than $25,000. A third suspect remains wanted.

Eleven years after Kaylan Ward was found dead on I‑10, the case remains unsolved as police name a person of interest and Crimestoppers raises the reward.

NOPD will outline a crackdown on illegal street takeovers at a 1:30 p.m. news conference after viral videos showed dangerous stunts across the city.

State police say detectives are investigating an officer-involved shooting near Crowley that left one person hospitalized. Authorities are processing the scene and asking witnesses to come forward.

A new analysis of 307 U.S. hurricane landfalls since 1851 shows southeast Louisiana — from Lafourche to Plaquemines — has been hit far more often than most of the country.

A New Orleans man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 Ninth Ward killing of Jarrod Miles after prosecutors linked him to surveillance and forensic evidence.

NOPD released photos of two juveniles wanted after an armed confrontation near North Johnson Street. Investigators are asking for tips and any video footage.

A contract to sell two Frenchmen Street garden lots for $15,000 each has prompted eviction notices, a petition and a mayoral review. Neighbors are mobilizing to save the space.

The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld a law consolidating Orleans’ clerk offices, wiping out the criminal‑clerk seat Calvin Duncan won and leaving Chelsey Richard Napoleon in charge.

A Crowley man was arrested and charged after shots were fired into a vehicle downtown, leaving the driver with minor injuries. Authorities say the suspect was taken into custody in New Orleans.