The NWS New Orleans forecasts a week of afternoon showers and thunderstorms with high temperatures and humidity in New Orleans, potentially disrupting outdoor plans.

A LaPlace man, Ernest X. Taylor Jr., has been charged with bank fraud for applying for over $400,000 in loans under false pretenses between 2019 and 2022.

A Slidell man was arrested by NOPD for a fatal hit-and-run on I-10. The suspect, Dyllan Parr, turned himself in and is charged with hit and run causing death.

A man from Abbeville died in a Lafayette Parish car crash after his vehicle hit an embankment and a utility pole. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Police stress road safety and seatbelt use.

Terrebonne Parish residents face modified schedules on Bayou Dularge Bridge due to maintenance, with limited vehicle access times starting July 31; detours suggested.

Jacob Parfait was arrested in Louisiana on charges related to the sexual exploitation of a minor, demonstrating inter-agency efforts to combat such crimes.

Northbound Ames Boulevard lane closed at Arizona Drive for emergency sewer repair; detour via Oklahoma Drive, Sierra Street, Cascade Drive, and Leo Kerner Parkway until 5 p.m. tomorrow.

NOPD reported a drop in gun-related arrests and weapon seizures; a significant arrest was made for violent offenses and another for sexual exploitation of minors.

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi, with heat index values up to 114 expected.

NOPD's Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Orleans Parish from July 31 at 9:00 p.m. to August 1 at 5:00 a.m. to deter impaired driving.

St. Charles Parish officials began Phase III of their water system upgrades, focusing on improving the aging infrastructure along LA-18, with the current phase replacing old pipes with new PVC ones.

Four people, including three children, died in a house fire in Raceland, LA. The community is grieving, and authorities are investigating the cause, including checking the home's smoke alarms.

Louisiana's DOTD is deploying traffic count devices to collect data on road usage in various parishes, helping inform infrastructure projects and federal evaluations. The public is urged not to tamper with the equipment.