Hospitals across southern Louisiana and Mississippi are using blood faster than donations arrive; The Blood Center is extending hours and adding drives to rebuild supplies.

Clear skies and a high near 85 today in New Orleans. Mostly dry through the weekend with isolated showers returning Sunday.

Friends and the New Orleans Public Library Foundation have merged into the Library Foundation of New Orleans, a consolidation leaders say will centralize fundraising and rebuild trust after the Mayfield fallout.

For its 20th anniversary, Bayou Boogaloo moves off Bayou St. John and into The Broadside and the Pitot House, swapping rafts for stages and a VIP Canopy Club.

Patchy morning fog clears by mid-morning; expect sunny, warm days with highs near 84°F and mild nights.

A NOLA.com photo has revived the unsolved 1981 stabbing of Donald Faul on the New Orleans Moonwalk. Cold‑case records show the file remains open and public databases differ on the listed location.

New Orleans police say a man with a gunshot wound arrived at a hospital after a shooting on the 4600 block of Chef Menteur Highway in the Desire neighborhood. Detectives are investigating; tips can be phoned to NOPD or Crimestoppers.

A flood warning is in effect for parts of St. Charles Parish through 11 p.m. Monday; officials urge residents to move to higher ground and avoid flooded roads.

Neutral-ground parking is allowed through 9 a.m. Tuesday as heavy rain and storms threaten street flooding. Officials warn drivers not to block streetcar tracks, intersections or sidewalks.

New Orleans police say a man threatened to blow up a Canal Street bank, took cash and fled; investigators are asking the public to call with tips.

Bratz Y'all, the Bywater biergarten on Piety Street, will close May 31 after nine years; owner Sven Vorkauf cites a rent increase and an eviction notice.

John Thomas III pleaded guilty to manslaughter and obstruction and was sentenced to 20 years per count in a Harvey shooting dating to October 2023.

Former NOPD detective Stanley Burkhardt refused to answer more than 700 deposition questions as plaintiffs press him and investigators re‑examine several cold cases.