A hunter-harvested deer in Ouachita Parish tested positive for chronic wasting disease; LDWF expanded a control zone and tightened baiting and carcass rules in northern Louisiana.

Janette Ramirez was sentenced to 42 months for transmitting a ransom demand after a New Orleans kidnapping; prosecutors say she used CashApp to collect payments.

Rep. Troy Carter helped secure $1.03M to fund 5,750 biometric gun safes and safe‑storage training for families across southeast Louisiana.

TRNSCND festival at Mardi Gras World has been canceled. A smaller Republic NOLA EDM night with Wuki and Henry Fong will still take place this weekend.

A judge’s trip to a Baton Rouge seminar briefly paused an Orleans Parish juvenile sex‑abuse trial just before deliberations; the defendant was convicted and will be sentenced next month.

State officials identified the inmate as David Closson and ordered an autopsy as investigators probe another death at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.

A Tax Foundation ranking finds Louisiana’s combined state and local sales tax averages 10.11%, the highest in the nation after a 2025 state-rate increase. The number reflects heavy local levies across parishes.

Patchy fog this morning before a line of showers and thunderstorms moves through Sunday afternoon. Warm week ahead with record-possible highs midweek.

New Orleans lawmakers prefiled bills to overhaul the Sewerage & Water Board, consolidate courts and push fortified‑roof incentives as the 2026 legislative session opens.

State troopers are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Gonzales after one person was hospitalized with minor injuries late Thursday.

A 42-year-old Marrero father died after being struck on Jean Lafitte Boulevard late Sunday. Deputies say the driver remained at the scene and testing is pending.

Students gathered outside UL Lafayette’s Student Union as Dr. Ramesh Kolluru was celebrated after being named the university’s seventh president. He inherits a multimillion-dollar budget gap.

NORD is recruiting teens for about 150 lifeguard spots this summer, offering $17.58/hour and paid Red Cross certification. A hiring fair is set for March 4 at Milne Recreation Center.