A motion‑activated speaker outside the Mid‑City Rouses has been broadcasting loud warnings along the Lafitte Greenway, and neighbors say the automated messages are unsettling.

City Hall has asked vendors about camera‑based parking enforcement as officials look to new revenue to help close a multihundred‑million‑dollar shortfall. The RFI is exploratory and responses are due April 7, 2026.

A Raceland man was arrested after deputies say he fired two shots during an argument on Morristown Road; the other man was not hit and bail was set at $300,000.

As Purim services run this week, New Orleans synagogues have added visible security after U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, the Jewish Federation says.

A section of Old Baker Zachary Road will close permanently March 2 for Comite River Diversion construction. Drivers should plan alternate north–south routes.

Homeland Security Investigations detained a Metairie man federal officials say was an MS-13 member in Honduras before entering the U.S. He has a final order of removal.

NOPD’s Sex Crimes Unit is investigating an attempted first‑degree rape in the 6100 block of Magazine Street and has released a suspect description. Detectives are asking the public to call with tips.

At GNO Inc.'s annual luncheon, leaders touted nearly $20 billion in planned investment while Mayor Moreno pushed repairs and regional cooperation.

A 13-week-old brindle pit bull mix was taken in an armed robbery in New Orleans East; detectives and Crime Stoppers are asking for tips.

Agents with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a Tickfaw man who faces 67 counts of possessing child sexual abuse material after a cyber tip, authorities say.

Manning Family Children’s announced a $100M plan to build a 60‑bed Level 4 NICU at its New Orleans campus, nearly doubling neonatal capacity and adding training space.

A new LPIC poll finds Louisiana families pay about $870 per child monthly and many parents miss work when care falls through, forcing businesses and households to adapt.

Warm midweek sun with breezy afternoons; Small Craft Advisories persist and rain is likely late Thursday night into Friday.