Cole Diggs posed as a teen to coerce explicit images from kids, then blackmailed them when they tried to stop, prosecutors say.

A man in his 20s attacked a victim just after midnight outside a Tulane residence hall. Police are urging students to use the 504-314-SAFE escort line.

Police found the unattended toddler on North Claiborne Avenue Saturday and now need help tracking down her parents.

A resident's video shows a 7.5-foot gator eating food left near a walking trail — and wildlife officials say a bigger one is still out there.

No suspects identified yet as deputies investigate a fatal Southdown Mandalay Road shooting in Houma.

A federal judge unsealed texts and depositions showing an English Turn resident called Stanton Square's owner “the dragon lady” as the fair housing case against New Orleans grinds on.

Kyle Aucoin faces felony charges tied to a former student he met while directing a play at Jefferson Parish's performing arts center.

Hilda Frank says a sewage-filled hole outside her Fig Street home has lingered since June, and she's kept her grandson indoors over fumes.

Gage Ticker, 21, was free on bond from 2024 sex crime charges when Louisiana Bureau of Investigation agents say they found more abuse material on his Snapchat.

The detention landed the same day Kanye West played New Orleans — and amid claims Laura Loomer tipped off federal agents.

An SRO cleared a gator from Livonia High School grounds without a single scratch on students or teachers, the sheriff's office says.

A radar-indicated twister put LaPlace, Luling and Des Allemands on alert Thursday morning, with pea-sized hail also possible.

Alphonso Ali Smith, 44, also faces similar warrants out of Louisiana, deputies say, and now awaits extradition from Washington County.