A Mexican national was indicted for using a fake social security number to get a Louisiana driver's license, facing a potential five-year sentence and fines.

Mexican national Maurilio Jastinto-Juarez pleads guilty to illegal reentry after deportation, facing potential penalties including prison time and fines, with sentencing set for January 2025.

Louisiana authorities are searching for "The Saw Bandit," Alfred Roy Cobb, for failed ATM robberies using saws. Cobb's accomplice, Daniela Lucas, was arrested.

An attempted carjacking led to the evacuation of Rouses Market in New Orleans, with the suspect, Joel Lee Miller, taken into custody; the store reopened later that evening.

Percy Howard from Terrebonne Parish pled guilty to significant drug trafficking and firearms charges, facing a minimum of 10 years to life in prison and fines up to $10 million.

Kenneth Tate from New Orleans received a 64-month sentence for federal firearm violations, including illegal possession of firearms due to past felonies.

Eric Falkins from New Orleans faces federal drug and gun charges, with potential prison time and fines, described in a Department of Justice statement.

The NOPD is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Oct. 26 in Algiers, resulting in one death. Details on the victim and motive are pending further investigation.

A woman died in Slidell after being hit by two SUVs; authorities are investigating the accident and the cause is still unknown. The drivers' impairment has been ruled out.

New Orleans police seek a suspect for an apartment arson in Iberville, with the fire resulting in minor damages and quickly controlled by firefighters.

One person was killed and another injured in a double shooting in Old Jefferson, with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office investigating the early Sunday incident.

A man in Amite, Louisiana, admitted to fatally shooting his pregnant girlfriend, a crime that led to his arrest on charges including second-degree murder and feticide.

Donnell Hassell was found guilty of the 2020 shooting that resulted in the death of NOPD Officer Trevor Abney. The defense claimed Hassell blacked out from marijuana use, while the prosecution stressed his conscious culpability.