A 25-year-old trucker died on I-49 near milepost 140 after a parked 18-wheeler was struck; the crash highlights shoulder‑stop risks and federal warning‑device rules.

A 24-year-old man was wounded in a shooting at a Hammond home used as a short-term rental late Saturday, deputies said. Investigators found bullet damage to a car and the house and are asking for tips.

The St. Charles Parish sheriff warns scammers are using jail roster data to pressure relatives into paying with Apple Pay or gift cards.

St. Charles deputies say a Des Allemands resident was arrested March 5 after investigators recovered roughly 4.6 kg (about 10 pounds) of meth during a probe. He was booked at Nelson Coleman Correctional Center.

Two North Texas women are accused of using drone-dropped plastic crow decoys to smuggle meth, phones and tobacco into a federal prison in Grant Parish, deputies say.

A French Quarter panel approved $250K for one NOPD drone, narrowing a larger request and reigniting privacy and policing debates in New Orleans.

State officials identified the inmate as David Closson and ordered an autopsy as investigators probe another death at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.

A high‑speed pursuit ended under the I‑610 overpass in New Orleans; despite medical efforts a newborn did not survive and the driver was booked on multiple charges.

An early‑morning bomb threat forced St. Mary’s Dominican to clear its campus Friday; police searched the grounds and gave the all‑clear within an hour.

State troopers are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Gonzales after one person was hospitalized with minor injuries late Thursday.

A two‑alarm fire early Friday destroyed a vacant Lakeview home at 301 30th St and damaged the house next door; no injuries were reported. Photos from NOFD show crews on scene.

A judge cut Joshua “Josh” Kagler’s bond to $1.625M and ordered GPS‑monitored house arrest as he faces trafficking and other sexual charges; a June 1 trial is set.

Tim Jackson, accused leader of the Byrd Gang, was sentenced to 30 years after pleading guilty to racketeering, drug and firearms charges tied to multiple New Orleans murders and shootings.