A 59-year-old Rayville woman died in a Richland Parish two-car crash after her vehicle collided with another on U.S. 425. Investigations and toxicology tests are ongoing.

The NOPD is looking for Nicholas Justin McDonald for a vehicle burglary on September 13, including a stolen handgun. They have circulated his photo for public assistance.

An 8-year-old named Jewel Leger died in a Louisiana crash when an unrestrained passenger in a car struck a tree. The driver was moderately injured. Police stress the importance of proper safety restraints.

A California woman pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a minor and faces a maximum of five years in prison and fines, within a Department of Justice initiative against child exploitation.

NOPD investigates a fatal shooting in Gentilly, leaving a man dead despite EMS efforts. No suspects identified; details of the incident remain scarce.

New Orleans man, Roy Hilton, pleads guilty to illegal machine gun possession and firearm possession as a felon.

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office seized eight illegal firearms and narcotics, leading to the arrest of five individuals on various charges including weapon and drug-related felonies.

A New Orleans man, Kendrick White Sr., was indicted for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl, potentially facing life imprisonment and a $250,000 fine if found guilty.

Hilda Vasquez, the mother of deceased 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez, was denied bail amid charges of juvenile cruelty and negligent homicide, after her youngest child tested positive for cocaine.

NOPD is searching for Coleman Vickers, a burglary suspect, and warns the public he is considered armed and dangerous, urging assistance in his capture.

Two men were stabbed in New Orleans' Central City; one died, while the second man's condition is undisclosed. The NOPD is investigating the incident with few details released.

A man died in a Louisiana crash after his truck hit trees and overturned. He wasn't wearing a seatbelt, and the cause is under investigation, with toxicology tests pending. Police stress the importance of attentive driving and seatbelt use.

A pedestrian, Jackson Brown, was killed after being struck by a car on LA 21 at LA 3124 in Washington Parish, as reported by Louisiana State Police Troop L.