A precautionary boil water advisory covers Paris Road in Chalmette after emergency repairs; residents should boil water before drinking or cooking.

The governor’s victims‑advocacy office handed families a final plan for a permanent Bourbon Street memorial to honor the 14 people killed in the Jan. 1, 2025 attack. The recommendation now moves toward the governor’s office and contracting steps.

The popular Gretna lunch counter will debut at French Quarter Festival and is moving to a dine‑in spot at 921 Peters Road in Harvey, targeting a May opening.

Travel + Leisure will convert the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center into a Sports Illustrated Resorts property with Shaq among investors; renovations are slated to begin in early 2027.

Espíritu Mezcaleria & Cocina has opened a Mid‑City outpost at 139 S. Cortez, keeping Rosella’s colorful interior and bringing mezcal flights, birria tacos and a largely gluten‑friendly menu.

Tulane will begin construction April 20 to join Newcomb Quad and Berger Family Lawn, adding paths, event-ready space and a 440,000-gallon underground stormwater tank.

NOPD says a man was found shot on the 9000 block of Palm Street early Monday; police have not released suspect details.

Big Chief Demond Melancon will take hand‑sewn Mardi Gras Indian suits and bead portraits from the Lower Ninth Ward to the Venice Biennale this spring.

A Slidell physician received probation and home confinement after admitting to ordering unnecessary cancer‑genetic tests that led to $6.6M in false Medicare claims.

An OIG audit says low pay left NOEMS understaffed, missing response-time standards and relying more on private ambulance contractors.

Two Oklahoma men were arrested after authorities say they found roughly 168 pounds of marijuana in Lafayette — a haul investigators estimate is worth about $1.5 million.

A New Orleans man was charged after allegedly threatening State Sen. Jay Morris and his family. He is being held in Texas while authorities arrange extradition.

The Doug A. Brooks Family Donor Fund Clubhouse is headed to Covington at 626 W. 29th Ave — an 8,486 sq ft site with STEM, art space and a gym for kids 6–18.