NOPD issued a BOLO after identifying Kendrich D. Mackie in a June 7 aggravated battery by cutting on Werner Drive. Detectives ask anyone with information to call the Seventh District or Crimestoppers.

Deputies found a 17‑year‑old dead in LaPlace after reports of gunfire; the sheriff's office identified him as Omarion Ingram and is asking the public for tips.

A federal jury has been seated in New Orleans as Christian Claus goes on trial, accused of staging a fake art theft with restaurateur Fouad Zeton to defraud insurers. Opening statements begin this week.

A Chalmette man is set for a Monday pre-trial hearing in the case over a 2023 shooting outside Mandina’s that killed a server and wounded a tourist.

NOPD is investigating two armed carjackings in the Bywater and the Lower Ninth Ward; one vehicle was recovered and detectives say the probe is active.

Sail 250 and Memorial Day crowds pushed New Orleans to a weekly hotel occupancy jump, with rooms up 10.9% to 56.1%.

Louisiana State Police says Troop NOLA troopers have been cross‑deputized as FBI task force officers to deepen federal‑state collaboration on violent‑crime probes.

A Jefferson Parish jury convicted Lavanta Carto in the 2024 Harvey shooting that killed 21‑year‑old Andrew Davis IV. Sentencing is scheduled for July 7, 2026.

A small fire inside a housing pod at the Orleans Justice Center was quickly extinguished and two inmates were charged with aggravated arson.

Muggy morning and highs near 91°F today with heat‑index readings close to 100–105°F. Showers and localized flood risk increase early next week.

The Louisiana Judiciary Commission has accused Judge Steven Tureau of misconduct tied to a 2023 Gonzales bar scuffle and has scheduled a September hearing.

Port NOLA and UTC Transoceanic launched an AI 'digital twin' and TEID-RDC app that speed routing checks for oversized transformers, turbines and other heavy project cargo. The tool aims to cut weeks of planning to minutes.

Former Saints safety Darren Sharper has been moved into community confinement in the Baltimore area as his 18-year federal sentence winds down. Records list a projected Dec. 27, 2028 release.