A barricade prompted a SWAT response and shut down part of South Carrollton Avenue in Mid‑City. Police urged drivers to avoid Baudin to Tulane while tactical teams worked.

A decade after Tollette "Tonka" George was killed in Algiers, his murder remains unsolved. Family, schools and WGNO's 'Wheel of Justice' keep pushing for answers.

Three people were wounded in a shooting on the 3400 block of Franklin Avenue in Gentilly Terrace; police say one was taken by EMS and others arrived by private car. Detectives are investigating.

After five years on Oak Street, 14 Parishes closed its Uptown restaurant on June 21 and says it will keep feeding the city via its Likkle 14 food truck while owners plot a new venture.

Louisiana health officials say 11 people fell ill after drinking unpasteurized raw milk; two were hospitalized and investigators traced cases to three milking operations.

Planned Parenthood Great Plains will open a New Orleans health center this fall offering contraception, STI testing, gender-affirming care — but not abortion services.

Succotash has reopened at 1041 Dumaine, restoring an 1860s French Quarter dining room with a seafood-forward menu and plans for an upstairs event gallery.

A Heat Advisory runs Tuesday, June 23; highs near 93°F and heat‑index values could reach 105–110°F. NOLA Ready lists cooling centers and hydration sites.

Police say a man was stabbed in the face Sunday in St. Roch. The victim suffered facial lacerations and detectives are asking anyone with information to call CrimeStoppers.

A 70-year-old Port Barre man was arrested after allegedly threatening Sheriff Bobby Guidroz and driving to the St. Landry Public Safety Complex armed with two firearms.

Trustees' Draft Phase 2 plan would allocate about $101.2M to restore roughly 1,320 acres of the East Orleans Landbridge, reviving marsh and bolstering surge protection near the Rigolets.

A Chauvin man was rebooked on June 16 with new counts accusing him of producing and distributing AI-generated images of child sexual abuse, authorities say.

A flash flood warning covers St. Tammany Parish through 8 a.m., with Slidell, Mandeville and Covington among areas at risk.