Three suspects allegedly wrestled a woman down and took her fanny pack in a midday West Lake Forest robbery.

A car crashed into St. Tammany Pet Center in Slidell, leaving dramatic damage at the Robert Boulevard business. The driver was evaluated by paramedics.

NOFD is leaving its century-old French Quarter headquarters for a modern City Park Avenue facility. Engine 29 will stay behind, while administrative operations move next week.

New Orleans faces a dangerous heat index up to 110 Thursday before afternoon storms and a wetter weekend arrive.

A multi‑agency probe tied to a Pearl River overdose led to an arrest in Orleans Parish, officials say.

Suspected human remains were found outside Franklinton during the search for missing man George Stevens.

A Washington Parish judge handed Hakheim Young life without parole after a jury convicted him in the January 2024 Bogalusa High School parking‑lot shooting. The attack killed a 14‑year‑old and wounded two others.

Clear, muggy morning; highs near 95°F today with a heat index up to 107°F. Midweek could see heat indices of 110–115°F.

Tommy Williams was sworn in July 1 as Slidell’s police chief and will oversee a planned $17.6 million headquarters while pledging open-door leadership.

Mid‑90s highs and stifling humidity will keep the Big Easy under heat stress into next week. Check NOLA Ready cooling centers and avoid midday exertion.

Venture Global will hold three open houses in Plaquemines Parish July 28–30 to outline the proposed LNG expansion and its timeline.

A person was detained at the FBI's New Orleans lakefront office after arriving with a suspicious object; agents made the item safe and turned the case over to NOPD.

Gayle Benson bought three St. Charles Avenue properties near Harmony Circle, adding a vacant office, a former music bar and a corner lot to her downtown holdings.