A tornado warning hit parts of the New Orleans metro early Saturday, including Kenner, River Ridge and Harahan, as a line of storms pushed southeast. Officials urged residents to shelter; local broadcasters and the NWS provided live updates.

A Reserve man who fled a traffic stop in LaPlace was arrested days later after deputies recovered a rifle from the vehicle.

A woman and a man were wounded in two separate shootings Thursday in Central City and the Bayou St. John area, police say.

LDH confirmed Louisiana’s first measles case of 2026 in a Kenner child exposed during travel; shoppers at a Target and Walmart on Esplanade Ave. on Friday may have been exposed.

A packed Avondale hearing heard neighbors oppose River Birch's plan to fold GNOL into its landfill and extend operations for decades.

A 29-year-old Denham Springs man died after his SUV left U.S. 61 and overturned north of Gramercy on April 21. State police say impairment is not suspected as investigators probe the crash.

A New Orleans piano teacher has been jailed without bond after being arrested on first‑degree rape and related child‑sex charges, according to reporting. Allegations date to 2017–2020.

St. Bernard opened a 20,000‑sq‑ft, hurricane‑hardened Special Operations facility on Paris Road that centralizes SWAT, marine units, backup 9‑1‑1 and training under one roof.

A New Orleans man was arrested after allegedly offering money to a 14‑year‑old for explicit images; investigators say a cybertip and a new ICAC task force led to the probe.

Eight children were killed in a multi‑scene shooting in Shreveport early Sunday; investigators said the suspect died after a police chase and state police are assisting.

An Angola inmate died after a dormitory struggle with officers; an autopsy is pending and West Feliciana detectives have opened an investigation.

A pre-dawn fight in Little Woods left a man dead; police say one person was detained and homicide detectives are investigating.

New Orleans police are searching for the driver who struck a 13-year-old special-needs student in Algiers Friday morning; the child was hospitalized and the driver fled the scene.