The Homer Foundation paid roughly $8 million for the landmark Bohn Motor building on S. Broad, putting Odyssey House in control of a major treatment and clinic site.

State tax collections rose in May to about $1.08B, but year‑to‑date receipts through May trail last year by roughly $838M, leaving lawmakers to weigh budget choices.

Muggy morning turns unsettled: storms likely after 11 a.m. with highs near 91°F and heat indexes approaching 105°F on Monday.

A 72-year-old man, identified as Robert Baker, was struck and killed on U.S. Highway 51 near Ponders Quarters Lane in Amite early July 3; state troopers are investigating.

An early-morning shooting at Canal and Carondelet left a man hospitalized; NOPD says detectives are investigating. Witnesses are being sought.

Imposters posing as agents on Zillow and other sites altered listings and collected deposits from renters in Jefferson Parish and New Orleans; police are investigating.

Hot and muggy with scattered afternoon storms; brief heavy downpours possible. Fireworks remain scheduled for July 4.

Neighbors in Uptown say one crow has swooped at least 10 people and a viral reel by a local video producer has the block on edge. Experts point to nest-defense behavior.

Five people, including a former Forest Hill police chief and an Oakdale businessman, pleaded guilty after prosecutors say fake police reports were sold to support U‑visa filings.

New Orleans’ new $280M power complex briefly failed during Tropical Storm Arthur, knocking drainage and some water pumps offline as officials call for outside review.

A fight at the Orleans Justice Center left two inmates wounded and prompted a housing‑unit shakedown by OPSO’s special response unit. Officials say video captured the attack.

St. Mary Parish deputies arrested an 18-year-old Franklin man after a cyber-tip led to a June 25 search of a Circle Drive home and the seizure of alleged child sexual abuse material.

Ben Franklin High will lease the University of New Orleans’ Human Performance building to add classrooms and a gym as the selective school handles rising demand. The long-term deal pairs Franklin’s enrollment growth with UNO’s campus realignment.