A fire at the Williams midstream facility in Paradis was extinguished Friday; parish officials say there were no injuries or releases while investigators secure the scene.

A lightning strike in Slidell ruptured a gas line and produced a large flame, video from the fire district shows.

Cordova police traced a car used in a mid‑May convenience‑store holdup to Kenner, Louisiana and recovered phones and a ski mask as evidence.

A Chauvin man was rebooked on June 16 with new counts accusing him of producing and distributing AI-generated images of child sexual abuse, authorities say.

NOPD issued a BOLO after identifying Kendrich D. Mackie in a June 7 aggravated battery by cutting on Werner Drive. Detectives ask anyone with information to call the Seventh District or Crimestoppers.

A parking dispute at MSY turned into a federal case: the caller pleaded guilty to making a bomb threat and received one year of probation.

A New Orleans store clerk was critically injured after a stabbing in the Irish Channel. Police have detained a suspect and are investigating.

Two suspects were taken into custody after a pursuit ended on a forest road. Authorities say a motel search turned up drugs and more than 20 cell phones.

Deputies found a 17‑year‑old dead in LaPlace after reports of gunfire; the sheriff's office identified him as Omarion Ingram and is asking the public for tips.

A 19‑year‑old inmate briefly slipped out of custody at the Amite courthouse Monday before deputies and a K‑9 tracked him down and rebooked him on an escape charge.

A federal jury has been seated in New Orleans as Christian Claus goes on trial, accused of staging a fake art theft with restaurateur Fouad Zeton to defraud insurers. Opening statements begin this week.

Surveillance video shows an OPSO employee reopening a food hatch and spraying OC into a cell; the worker was fired and arrested, OPSO says.

A Chalmette man is set for a Monday pre-trial hearing in the case over a 2023 shooting outside Mandina’s that killed a server and wounded a tourist.