An Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office employee was arrested by New Orleans police over drug possession and trafficking allegations tied to 2024 employment.

New Orleans police are seeking Dianna Lino, a former bookkeeper accused of depositing business checks into her personal account.

A firearm was discharged at a Shell station on Pontchartrain Drive in Slidell, police said. No injuries were reported in the initial update.

A man was carjacked at gunpoint while pumping gas on Orleans Avenue near Tremé. NOPD is asking for tips as the search continues.

A multi‑agency probe tied to a Pearl River overdose led to an arrest in Orleans Parish, officials say.

Suspected human remains were found outside Franklinton during the search for missing man George Stevens.

Two men were arrested after a 29‑week pregnant woman died at a Gretna motel; toxicology shows fentanyl and methamphetamine, authorities say.

NOPD issued a BOLO after an alleged firearm threat on the 7000 block of Bunker Hill Road; a warrant is on file and Seventh District detectives are asking for tips.

A Ponchatoula man was sentenced to 30 years at hard labor after pleading guilty in a 2024 Hammond fentanyl overdose. Investigators say the pills were traced back to him.

Three people were injured early Tuesday in the Hoffman Triangle near Washington Avenue; police say the suspect was also wounded and the case is under investigation.

A Washington Parish judge handed Hakheim Young life without parole after a jury convicted him in the January 2024 Bogalusa High School parking‑lot shooting. The attack killed a 14‑year‑old and wounded two others.

Ben Strohl is listed as acting principal at Lyon Elementary as the district reorganizes leadership after multiple staff faced criminal charges earlier this year.

An inmate was found dead inside his cell at the Orleans Justice Center Monday morning. OPSO and NOPD are investigating while the coroner examines the death.