New Orleans is on high alert amid a manhunt for five inmates who escaped jail on May 16. Nine individuals have been arrested for aiding the escapees, with high bonds set. Rewards are offered for information leading to arrests.

The New Orleans Fire Department battled a two-alarm fire at a storage facility on Chef Menteur Hwy, with no injuries and the incident contained by collaborating agencies.

NOPD arrested Casey Smith, accused of assisting two inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center. Smith faces accessory charges after the fact to simple escape.

NOPD arrests 18-year-old Jernell Brown for a fatal shooting on May 13, charging him with second-degree murder after an altercation resulted in the death of Pressley Reed.

NOPD seeks public aid to catch a suspect in a car burglary on Canal Street. They released a description and urge anyone with information to contact them.

NOPD seeks public help to locate Keddrick Jones, Jr., wanted for a burglary on April 15, 2025, wearing a werewolf mask. He's a tall, tattooed Black male born March 19, 2006.

Honduran man, Erik Roberto Machado-Mencia, indicted for re-entering the U.S. after deportation, faces up to two years in prison and fines. He's part of Operation Take Back America targeting illegal immigration.

Tieron Price of New Orleans was sentenced to 106 months for machinegun and drug trafficking crimes, following his arrest for a high-speed chase and a subsequent search exposing firearms and drugs.

The NOPD seeks help to find a woman involved in a shooting on May 22 on Gawain Drive, asking the public to contact them with info and avoid direct engagement.

Edgardo Amador-Rodriguez, a Honduran national, pleaded guilty to the federal offense of illegal re-entry into the U.S. after deportation, with sentencing set for June 2025.

NOPD seeks public help to identify a suspect wanted for second degree battery on February 27; the suspect is described as a Black male dressed as a female.

Former Carnival Cruise Lines employee Reza Heta Pratama pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material.

Covington man Jaylon Carter pleaded guilty to distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and faces severe penalties, including imprisonment and fines.