A state bill that would let big users build private power grids and sell excess electricity has stalled as utilities, regulators and lawmakers spar over amendments. The clock is ticking on the legislative session.

Seven people were wounded in a Sunday-night shooting outside a Thibodaux nightclub; police say injuries are non-life-threatening and the case remains under active investigation.

Tulane is mourning incoming lineman Deontavis Cooper, 17, who was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Tallahassee; two other occupants were critically injured. The university called him a valued member of the Green Wave community.

At St. Jerome in Kenner, Father Luis Duarte is trying to steady a largely Hispanic parish after immigration sweeps thinned pews and pushed worship online.

A fatal crash closed eastbound I‑10 near the Mississippi state line on Friday, snarling Memorial Day travel. Crews later reopened the left lane but backups reached Slidell.

Governor Jeff Landry signed a retroactive law — known as Trey’s Law — that voids NDAs in civil settlements involving child sexual abuse, freeing survivors to speak.

A draft S&WB plan pairs a consolidated drainage tax with a new impervious‑area fee that would cut bills for many high‑value homeowners while raising costs for others. Raftelis' contract was extended to finish the modeling.

Baton Rouge is remaking the way Louisiana plugs orphan oil wells — hiring lead contractors and tapping federal IIJA money to tackle a backlog now counted in the thousands.

A precautionary boil-water advisory was issued Tuesday for part of New Orleans East after a struck hydrant dropped pressure below safe levels. Crews are isolating the break while tests are prepared.

A jury found Mia Lindsey guilty of manslaughter in the 2024 Bourbon Street shooting that killed a Florida tourist. Sentencing has not been set.

LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center is expanding clinical trials and precision oncology in New Orleans, adding early‑phase cellular studies and new specialists.

Coushatta Casino Resort cut the ribbon on an eight‑story Legacy Tower in Kinder, adding 204 rooms and roughly 100 luxury suites. Bookings open May 18 and a $300,000 giveaway follows.

A 26-year-old Snellville man died when his dirt bike struck a pickup on U.S. 190 in Covington; troopers say he was not wearing a helmet and toxicology is pending.