A 14-year-old was shot after a pool party in Edgard; deputies arrested an 18‑year‑old who faces aggravated battery and armed robbery charges. The juvenile was treated and released from a children's hospital.

Two people were shot Wednesday evening along U.S. 190 and in a nearby subdivision in Hammond; both were hospitalized and HPD says the investigation is active.

A porch theft captured on camera led Kenner police to a Gretna home where stolen mail, IDs and credit cards were seized in a probe that could involve more than 50 victims.

A 56-year-old Abita Springs woman survived a more-than-hour attack by her roommate’s dog but lost an arm and faces a long recovery. Coworkers and neighbors have organized fundraisers.

A woman was struck and killed on the 4900 block of Chef Menteur Highway in New Orleans' Desire area; police say the driver fled and investigators are seeking witnesses.

Three people were shot Wednesday night on Philip Street in Central City; victims were taken to a hospital and police are investigating.

A Hammond man was arrested after a viral rap video referenced the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival, prompting police seizure of devices and a ban from the event.

State and federal agents removed hundreds of kilograms of drugs in coordinated Homeland Security Task Force stops. Photos show meth hidden in ice‑cream freezers and cocaine in a tractor‑trailer.

A federal judge gave Kody Severin 138 months after agents seized more than 100 machine‑gun conversion devices, silencers and explosives in a New Orleans apartment.

A multi-agency chase from Interstate 20 into the Delta ended with three arrests, including a suspect wanted in a Vicksburg homicide.

A federal appeals court refused to revive the criminal prosecution of Boeing over the 737 Max crashes, rejecting victims' claims under the Crime Victims' Rights Act.

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in the Central City homicide from last September; police say a drone helped locate him.

A 74-year-old South Carolina pastor was booked in Livingston Parish on two counts of molestation of a juvenile; bond set at $100,000. He has led a Six Mile congregation.