A 3-year-old had healing wounds and bleeding on the brain, JPSO says, after her father and his girlfriend blamed a phantom scooter rider.

City Hall can now impose fines and use disqualification procedures in labor-violation cases.

A second-floor blaze on Reverend Richard Wilson Drive knocked out power to the whole complex, displacing dozens overnight.

NOPD first raced to Chef Menteur Highway before learning the real scene was on I-10 West. Both victims were hospitalized.

Esperanza Business Park in Luling will get a two-mile parkway extension, opening land for future industrial tenants.

A clear, steamy morning gives way to afternoon storms Wednesday in New Orleans. The wetter pattern strengthens Friday and lingers through the weekend.

Manuel Nelson, 56, served over 30 years for two 1994 killings his lawyers say corrupt cop Len Davis helped cover up.

A man in his 20s attacked a victim just after midnight outside a Tulane residence hall. Police are urging students to use the 504-314-SAFE escort line.

All 15 St. Charles Parish schools now teach the 7 Mindsets program after a pilot year that saw high school behavioral incidents fall 48 percent.

Kyle Aucoin faces felony charges tied to a former student he met while directing a play at Jefferson Parish's performing arts center.

The Krewe of Dolly hopes to march through New Orleans on 9 to 5 Day, but city permit approval is still pending.

Alphonso Ali Smith, 44, also faces similar warrants out of Louisiana, deputies say, and now awaits extradition from Washington County.

A pre-dawn distress call on Lake Pontchartrain ended with a fast rescue caught on video by a bystander near West End.