A Prairieville babysitter was booked on negligent homicide after a 3‑year‑old drowned in a backyard pool. Investigators say surveillance shows about 20 minutes passed with no supervision.

Jesuit High School of New Orleans reached a seven-figure settlement in a decades-old abuse lawsuit, filed days before the case was set to go to trial.

Act 116 (HB 76) requires jails to notify law enforcement and victims when an inmate is mistakenly released. The change responds to last summer’s jail escape and a bungled release in New Orleans.

A Bridge City juvenile‑center teacher was booked after video and witnesses allege he put a detained youth in a chokehold. He faces counts of malfeasance, cruelty to a juvenile and simple battery.

Federal prosecutors say Amanda Clayborne-Williams sought about $1.3M in pandemic relief and received roughly $447K, which she allegedly spent on personal expenses. She’s been charged with wire fraud and tax evasion.

The Moreno administration will ask City Council to approve a $110M stabilization loan backed by future tax revenues to replace emergency borrowing and shore up cash flow.

Loyola University New Orleans plans to reclassify its athletics program from the NAIA to NCAA Division II and join the Gulf South Conference; the university will also add varsity rugby and will make the move official on June 9.

A 78-year-old New Orleans East homeowner says a termite-eaten oak crushed her house and looters removed essentials. Red Cross and volunteers have stepped in with short-term help.

Lawmakers approved HB953 to shift plumbing licensure to the contractors board and to shorten experience requirements, drawing support from builders and pushback from plumbers.

Muggy morning gives way to scattered storms this afternoon; highs near 89°F and possible gusty storms.

WhiteWater will build a 65‑mile, 42‑inch Pelican Thrasher Lateral to move up to 2.5 Bcf/d of gas to Commonwealth LNG, adding a direct feed to the Cameron Parish export terminal.

A Metairie pursuit on Friday night ended when the fleeing vehicle overturned, Jefferson Parish deputies say. The chase began after a domestic‑battery call, officials told reporters.

Parish and state officials met Thursday to walk Northshore residents through supplies, alerts and evacuation steps ahead of hurricane season.