Police say a woman stabbed a child in the Seventh Ward after the child refused to go play in the heat. She faces a charge of aggravated battery by cutting.

Sgt. Henry Burke was terminated after an internal NOPD probe found payroll violations tied to an undercover investigation. The OIG and city audits say reforms have already cut overtime by millions.

Court records say inmates set fires and attacked deputies inside the Orleans Justice Center on July 5, prompting new arrests and renewed scrutiny of the jail. The incident adds to a string of recent blazes and stabbings at the facility.

A person was detained at the FBI's New Orleans lakefront office after arriving with a suspicious object; agents made the item safe and turned the case over to NOPD.

A Baton Rouge grand jury declined to charge Thomas Franklin in the 2023 hunting death of Jacob Altazan, leaving friends and investigators with unanswered questions.

Hammond police arrested 30 people in a weekend sweep — 15 were teens and two handguns were seized as the city steps up patrols after recent shootings.

Slidell police served a high-risk warrant at a Motel 6 after a person tied to a New Orleans carjacking was reported to be hiding there. Sources say the suspect may have left before officers arrived.

Two men were arrested in St. Bernard this week after narcotics investigators found drugs, an allegedly stolen pickup and altered vehicle ID stickers. Authorities say charges include distribution and vehicle-alteration offenses.

Kenner police secured two residences in Woodlake and identified a vehicle of interest while assisting New Orleans detectives after a July 20 shooting.

A New Orleans jury convicted Laura Collins of second‑degree murder in her fiancé's strangling and found her guilty in a 2020 bicyclist's fatal collision. Sentencing is set for July 30, 2026.

New Orleans police are seeking Kim White in an aggravated assault near North Claiborne and Iberville. Officials say First District detectives and Crimestoppers are taking tips.

Two Kenner brothers were charged with extortion after allegedly posing as a juvenile on a dating app and blackmailing a 68-year-old man; arraignment set for Aug. 20.

Police in New Orleans are searching for a man accused of robbing a man and woman at gunpoint on Felicity Street in Central City.