A New Orleans man pled guilty to carjacking and a federal firearm charge related to a March 2023 hijacked bus incident. He faces up to 15 years and fines per charge.

Eight Louisiana residents were indicted on federal drug distribution charges involving fentanyl and methamphetamine, with varying potential sentences based on involvement and criminal history.

LaPlace resident Latricia Moliere was sentenced to 3 years of probation and ordered to pay $22,742.71 restitution for submitting false SBA loan statements.

NOPD seeks public help to locate Wilbert Smith, linked to illegal waste disposal involving tire dumping, recorded on surveillance video using a purple 2001 Dodge van.

A Ponchatoula man pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges and could face 5 to 40 years in prison plus fines, with law enforcement collaboration praised in the case.

A man from Tickfaw was sentenced to over three years in prison for drug trafficking, involving methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution in Louisiana.

A New Orleans man was sentenced to 97 months for illegal firearm possession after pleading guilty. This was part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative.

New Orleans Police are searching for Merrick Kentrell Payton, a man wanted for a series of uptown area burglaries.

A Ponchatoula man, Lonnie Yancy III, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and could face 5 to 40 years in prison plus fines.

The New Orleans Police are seeking help to find a suspect in multiple Third District burglaries, using a blue Chevrolet Malibu with a white fender. They request the public's assistance with any information.

ICE in New Orleans supported the indictment of law enforcement officers and a business owner involved in a bribery scheme related to U visa applications.

Judge Flemings-Davillier accused Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson of contempt for not transporting inmates on weekends, amid a logistical and budget-related dispute.

NOPD seeks help to find Merrick Payton, suspected of several burglaries, and urges public to report sightings of the 6-foot-tall male, often seen with a distinctive backpack.