NOPD's bomb squad checked a suspicious item outside Jackson Square Friday; Decatur Street was briefly closed and later reopened after an all-clear.

Kenner police announced a citywide enforcement push: uninsured vehicles can be towed, impounded and have Louisiana plates seized until drivers show proof of coverage.

Clear, dry days ahead — highs into the low 80s by the weekend.

Mayor Helena Moreno created a city-owned real estate team to audit underused properties and recommend repairs, leases, sales or community conversions.

A Metairie mother says her 17-year-old son died by suicide hours after Rummel High expelled him and has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit alleging negligence.

Mystikal (Michael Tyler) pleaded guilty to a reduced third‑degree rape charge in Ascension Parish and faces up to 20 years. A judge ordered a presentence investigation ahead of a June sentencing hearing.

Jefferson Parish is four years into a 20-year, $2.3 billion push to replace aging water and sewer pipes and upgrade treatment plants. Work on lift stations, meters and clarifiers is already underway.

Northshore High alum Madison Plummer, 23, is the first Black woman hired full-time to an NFL equipment staff after joining the Los Angeles Rams.

MSY warns of extended TSA waits as staffing shortfalls and spring-break crowds slow screening. Officials urge arriving at least three hours before departure.

LSU and Georgia Tech launched SCEFA, a DOE-backed academy to train community leaders across the Southeast on carbon capture, starting with a January workshop and a planned citizen’s handbook.

A Metairie couple was arrested in Jefferson Parish on human‑trafficking and prostitution charges tied to two licensed massage businesses after a yearlong sheriff's probe.

Sunny today and a warm weekend, but a strong cold front Sunday night could bring severe storms and gale-force winds.

Father Korey Lavergne has been charged with three counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile; arraignment is set for March 20 in Acadia Parish. The Diocese says it is assisting investigators.