A LaPlace man, Ernest X. Taylor Jr., has been charged with bank fraud for applying for over $400,000 in loans under false pretenses between 2019 and 2022.

Xavier Johnson pleads guilty to a carjacking and firearm charge in New Orleans, with potential 35-year prison sentence and fines. Sentencing set for October 14, 2025.

New Orleans Police seek public assistance to identify a white male suspect involved in multiple thefts on North Hennessy Street, including a bin and a Kymco Spade 150 motorcycle.

Honduran national Darwin Gonzalez-Munoz sentenced to 24 months for illegal re-entry into the U.S. under "Operation Take Back America."

Georgia man receives 5-year probation with 2-year house confinement for money laundering involving romance and inheritance scam. He must also pay restitution and a special fee.

Honduran national Carlos Masariego Rosales was sentenced for illegal re-entry into the U.S. after deportation, receiving time served and supervised release.

A Slidell man was arrested by NOPD for a fatal hit-and-run on I-10. The suspect, Dyllan Parr, turned himself in and is charged with hit and run causing death.

A man from Abbeville died in a Lafayette Parish car crash after his vehicle hit an embankment and a utility pole. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Police stress road safety and seatbelt use.

A Hammond man, Kylin Sexton, was sentenced to time served for possessing marijuana and cocaine with intent to distribute, following a 2022 arrest with his cousin Tyshon Coleman, who was sentenced for weapons possession.

Jacob Parfait was arrested in Louisiana on charges related to the sexual exploitation of a minor, demonstrating inter-agency efforts to combat such crimes.

A pedestrian, 48-year-old Travis Weams, died in East Baton Rouge Parish after being struck by a garbage truck and a Mustang following his initial car crash on US 61.

New Orleans Police seek public help in finding a theft and fraud suspect who stole a phone and made unauthorized transactions on July 28 on Julia Street.

A former New Orleans attorney was sentenced to nine years for fraud and a Commodity Exchange Act violation, misusing investor funds for personal expenses.