New Orleans man, Kenneth Jackson, pleads guilty to violating the Federal Gun Control Act after being caught with a .45 caliber pistol as a convicted felon.

New Orleans police are seeking the public's help in identifying two suspects involved in identity theft and fraud at a retail store on South Claiborne Avenue on May 30, 2025.

A New Orleans man, Rashuad Fontenberry, pleaded guilty to federal carjacking charges and may face 15 years in prison plus fines and supervised release.

Curtis Thomas III was sentenced to life for second-degree murder and attempted murder, with additional time for illegal firearm possession. His 2011 conviction had prohibited firearm possession.

The DOJ has bolstered efforts to fight violent crime in Louisiana, especially targeting gangs with Operation Summer Heat, leading to over 100 arrests and seizures of weapons and drugs.

Honduran national Walter Omar Casco-Lopez pleads guilty to illegal reentry after removal in the United States; faces maximum two-year sentence and fines.

The NOPD seeks the public's help in locating a theft suspect described as a Black male, around 20 years old, who is still at large after an incident on Baronne Street.

A 77-year-old New Orleans man died in a crash on I-10 in Ascension Parish when his truck hit a guardrail and overturned. He wasn't wearing a seatbelt. Police are investigating.

A man named Michael Ardoin, known as the 'Beef Bandit', was arrested for stealing meat worth about $300 from two stores. He has a long criminal record, including 26 theft arrests.

A Nicaraguan national pleaded guilty to social security misuse, facing up to five years in prison and fines, with sentencing set for December 3, 2025.

The search intensifies for missing 12-year-old autistic boy, Bryan Vasquez, in New Orleans. NOPD's delayed response to his disappearance, taking five hours to act, is under scrutiny.

New Orleans man Eric Falkins sentenced to 66 months for drug trafficking and bringing an AR-15 pistol to a hospital. He pled guilty and will face supervised release after prison.

A New Orleans man received a 180-month prison term for drug and firearms offenses after pleading guilty to possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute and illegal firearm possession.