Angela Filardo, a former New Orleans teacher, will be released May 16 after serving months for helping an escaped juvenile reach Houston. The victim’s family says the early parole shortchanges justice.

A man was fatally shot Tuesday near North Claiborne and Desire in the St. Claude neighborhood; police say his identity has not been released.

A city commission reduced a NORD employee’s suspension to five days and ordered backpay, raising fresh questions about staffing, inspections and safety at neighborhood playgrounds.

Empanola will open a Central Business District shop inside the Holiday Inn at 203 Carondelet, bringing its full menu, coffee and catering to downtown workers and tourists.

New Orleans police investigated a Monday afternoon shooting in Bywater; a victim drove to a hospital and detectives are canvassing North Johnson Street.

A late-night 'Senior Assassin' game in Kenner ended with warning shots and six juveniles charged, police say.

New Orleans police say a man and woman were found dead inside a Gert Town home Saturday; the case is being investigated as an "unclassified death."

A vehicle struck spectators during the Louisiana Lao New Year parade in New Iberia on Saturday; at least 13 people were hospitalized and the driver is in custody.

A two-alarm fire at a Super 8 motel on Chef Menteur Highway was contained to one room. About 30 people were displaced and the Red Cross was contacted to help.

Lawmakers extended the moratorium on new nursing‑home beds to 2032 as hospitals and operators offered conflicting accounts about capacity and discharges.

State police say K-9 Dax tracked suspects in a Central City shooting and helped troopers seize guns, illegal pills and narcotics during traffic stops this week.

Two people were shot Wednesday evening along U.S. 190 and in a nearby subdivision in Hammond; both were hospitalized and HPD says the investigation is active.

Amazon is reportedly in talks to buy Covington’s Globalstar for about $9 billion, a move that would accelerate its low‑Earth‑orbit plans and is complicated by Apple’s 20% stake.