Louisiana officials have tentatively agreed to a roughly $4.8M settlement with Ronald Greene's family to resolve a federal wrongful-death suit; final approval rests with state lawmakers.

Fourteen years after Sandra Peters Jefferson was found mortally injured in her Broadmoor home, the homicide remains unsolved. WGNO’s recent segment renewed the call for tips.

A NOLA.com photo has revived the unsolved 1981 stabbing of Donald Faul on the New Orleans Moonwalk. Cold‑case records show the file remains open and public databases differ on the listed location.

A 20-year-old Bourg man was arrested May 11 after a Bayou Vista complaint alleging he spoke inappropriately to a juvenile; bond has not been set.

New Orleans police say a man with a gunshot wound arrived at a hospital after a shooting on the 4600 block of Chef Menteur Highway in the Desire neighborhood. Detectives are investigating; tips can be phoned to NOPD or Crimestoppers.

A jury found Zul‑Qarnain Kwame Nantambu guilty of resisting an officer after he ran onto the Super Bowl LIX halftime field; sentencing is set for June 1.

Louisiana State Police say 26-year-old Brea Paul was killed early Monday on LA-182 near Field Road; troopers are asking the public for tips and video.

Two teenagers were killed when an SUV overturned on Minorca Road; the driver has been arrested and impairment is suspected.

An Uptown hospital security guard was stabbed after trying to escort a discharged patient; the suspect was arrested and booked on attempted second-degree murder.

St. Charles deputies named Hugo Lopez‑Martinez, 41, of Metairie as a suspect in a Paradis sexual assault; he was last seen in Slidell after fleeing officers. Tips: 985‑783‑1135.

New Orleans police say a man threatened to blow up a Canal Street bank, took cash and fled; investigators are asking the public to call with tips.

An Uber driver was held at gunpoint and had her keys taken in a pre-dawn carjacking in Desire; NOPD is investigating.

Paul Galaforo pleaded guilty to residential contractor fraud tied to Harahan contracts; a suspended two‑year hard‑labor sentence and one year of probation followed. The city paid his unlicensed company more than $882,000 for work in 2024.