The Soul Queen of New Orleans gets the opening-night spotlight as the festival unveils 175 films from around the world.

The 14-acre Harahan campus adds new clinical staff and expands outpatient care ahead of an August 27 ribbon-cutting.

Jacody Houston, 21, is accused of calling in gunmen after a drug sale went sideways, killing Johnathan Chambers, 20.

A 23-year-old faces three attempted-murder counts after a fight in Franklin turned into gunfire aimed at a fleeing car.

The New Orleans staple grows to three days this October, with 2 Chainz, Nelly and Dillon Francis joining 40 local restaurants.

New Orleans faces a dangerous Tuesday with a heat index up to 115. Warm nights and more midweek heat are also ahead.

A 65-year-old was found dead inside a Morgan City home, and police say the suspect has a history of armed standoffs on the same street.

Police say a man and two women were shot near North Claiborne and Laharpe late Saturday, with injuries believed non-life-threatening.

Marcus Davis faces four felony counts after a multi-agency NOPD arrest tied to an ongoing Special Victims investigation.

New Orleans faces heat index values up to 115 this weekend, with an Extreme Heat Warning Saturday and another day of dangerous heat Sunday.

A man died in the 4200 block of Freret Street, marking the second deadly shooting on the corridor in under two weeks.

Somige Augustine allegedly opened fire on Saint Maurice Street before detectives tracked him to a New Orleans East hideout stocked with weapons and drugs.

New Orleans faces a Friday Heat Advisory and a hotter weekend, with feels-like temperatures potentially reaching 110 degrees.