Slidell’s 22nd annual Red Beans ’N’ Rice Cook-Off offers an all-you-can-eat $10 lunch while raising money for mental health services.

NFL legends joined New Orleans’ Mackel golf weekend, where celebrity swings are helping fund scholarships for first responder families.

A firearm was discharged at a Shell station on Pontchartrain Drive in Slidell, police said. No injuries were reported in the initial update.

Mandeville’s Trader Joe’s opens next Wednesday with samples, giveaways and daily hours from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Three people were injured early Tuesday in the Hoffman Triangle near Washington Avenue; police say the suspect was also wounded and the case is under investigation.

Tulane public policy students told a City Council committee they want the city to raise municipal pay by nearly $3 an hour and add a housing allowance as part of a public‑safety approach.

Marrero native and former LSU standout Ryan Clark says he was fired by ESPN and told listeners he had to tone down parts of himself to stay on air. He pushed back on how the network notified him and blamed cultural fit for the split.

A 19-year-old Hammond resident died after a head-on hit-and-run on LA 1045 near Courtney Lane; police say the other driver later turned himself in and was booked.

Police say a woman stabbed a child in the Seventh Ward after the child refused to go play in the heat. She faces a charge of aggravated battery by cutting.

Chef Haley Vaughan and partner Sage Ellis opened Respite on Bayou Road, a compact Esplanade Ridge cafe serving seasonal comfort plates and a concise wine program.

Police in New Orleans are searching for a man accused of robbing a man and woman at gunpoint on Felicity Street in Central City.

Trevor Collings says St. Tammany’s libraries are bustling; he plans branch renovations, a new Lacombe library and ramped-up outreach after a voter-backed millage.

Upper‑90s heat with a Heat Advisory this afternoon and feels‑like temps near 110. A Gulf tropical system could raise rain chances midweek.