The NOLA City Council celebrated Mardi Gras, highlighting the festival's cultural importance and positive impact on New Orleans' community and economy.

Warm afternoons and muggy mornings are on tap. Patchy overnight fog and weekend showers precede a big cool‑down Sunday.

NOPD says officers found a man shot near North Galvez and Piety streets early Tuesday; EMS pronounced him dead and detectives are investigating.

Louisiana National Guard incidents on Bourbon Street included a guardsman shoving a man, possibly with cerebral palsy, and another leaving a rifle unattended in a bathroom. Both incidents are under investigation.

Early Sunday storms left thousands without power across southeast Louisiana parishes, with outages reported in St. James, Lafourche and Washington.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is hosting a seminar for hunters on reptile and amphibian identification and habitat respect at the Woodworth Education Center on March 14.

A sagging building at St. Charles and Julia forced police to clear paradegoers; city crews installed shoring and barricades while officials assess the facade.

The Orleans Parish DA’s office is handing out Narcan and fentanyl test strips to bars along parade routes as Mardi Gras approaches. Officials say prevention saves lives.

Entergy crews found human remains Friday on the 8100 block of Willow Street in Leonidas. The NOPD has classified the discovery as an "unclassified death."

Patrick Warburton drew cheers Thursday as he arrived to serve as Bacchus LVII, warming up crowds ahead of this Sunday’s Krewe of Bacchus parade.

A Lockport employee was arrested after authorities say he wrote dozens of fraudulent checks to himself, siphoning more than $100,000 over three years.

New Orleans Police request public help in identifying a person of interest from a February 10 shooting for investigative purposes, ensuring tipsters' anonymity.

A new earned‑premium rule at Louisiana Citizens can let the insurer keep 80% or more of a year’s premium on some midterm cancellations, potentially costing homeowners thousands.