A residential fire on Live Oak Street in Slidell drew multiple engines Thursday night; officials say the blaze appears accidental and one person was checked for smoke inhalation.

Police arrested a 26-year-old after a 17-year-old nonverbal teen was taken from a New Orleans East home; authorities issued a Level II missing-child advisory before locating the youth.

Sen. John “Jay” Morris helped bring Meta’s Hyperion project to Richland Parish and then bought and sold land beside the megasite, sparking ethics concerns. The deals come as the state approved big tax breaks and a multi-plant power buildout for the campus.

NOPD wants help locating Anthony L. Jackson Jr. after an alleged May 27 theft took roughly $800 from an 85-year-old blind resident in Algiers.

Landry’s executive order would redirect $168M from the school funding formula to one‑time $2K/$1K stipends, a move state officials say could cut district aid roughly 4–5% on average.

Freedom Intermodal opened a $2.5M automated bulk‑liquid packaging facility on France Road Parkway that combines packaging, storage and multimodal shipping in one site.

A statewide OTS upgrade disrupted OMV services on Tuesday, closing many field offices and delaying in-person transactions while technicians fixed connectivity to a new core system.

Faith Technologies will invest $80.5M to build a 500,000‑sq‑ft plant in Monroe, promising hundreds of jobs and state workforce support. Construction is underway and operations are slated for spring 2027.

We Belong Here announced its New Orleans debut lineup, with ODESZA, Carl Cox and Steve Angello headlining a three‑day festival at the new Goldring Woldenberg Riverfront Park.

An Orleans Parish deputy was fired and arrested after an unloaded handgun was found in an unauthorized bag at the Orleans Justice Center; investigators are probing how the weapon entered.

Louisiana State Police say two drivers were arrested after an April 24 crash that killed 18-year-old Marlee Norse in St. Landry Parish. Warrants were issued and toxicology showed impairment.

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.