Five people, including a former Forest Hill police chief and an Oakdale businessman, pleaded guilty after prosecutors say fake police reports were sold to support U‑visa filings.

A Ponchatoula man was indicted on second‑degree murder after investigators say fentanyl he sold caused a January death in the Hammond area.

Lazz, a dog found alive in a trashcan under the Lakeshore Drive overpass in New Orleans, is recovering after surgery. The Humane Society of Louisiana is offering a $1,000 reward as investigators pursue a suspect.

Three men were robbed at gunpoint after getting off a bus in New Orleans East; police are asking for tips as detectives search for the suspects.

A Jeanerette man was arrested after a Franklin man died when a pickup flipped at the LA 320/LA 86 roundabout; investigators say tips led to the arrest.

Kenner police say 11 people were arrested in an undercover online sting; one suspect who legally changed his name to "Santa Claus" was booked on solicitation charges.

A 19-year-old Metairie man was arrested June 26 and booked on more than 30 counts of child sexual abuse material after an NCMEC CyberTip, authorities say.

The Louisiana Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s finding that new evidence makes Jimmie “Chris” Duncan’s 1998 conviction unsupportable, ending a 27‑year death‑row fight.

A fight at the Orleans Justice Center left two inmates wounded and prompted a housing‑unit shakedown by OPSO’s special response unit. Officials say video captured the attack.

Diane Amos hands roses to women on Bourbon Street as a quiet outreach tactic that helped lead to a New Year’s rescue. Free NOLA pairs small gestures with service referrals amid rising state numbers.

Gunfire at an Airbnb in Central City early Sunday wounded one man and sent guests running while NOPD investigates.

St. Mary Parish deputies arrested an 18-year-old Franklin man after a cyber-tip led to a June 25 search of a Circle Drive home and the seizure of alleged child sexual abuse material.

The Louisiana Supreme Court refused to review Brian Horn’s appeal, leaving his 2023 death sentence in the 2010 killing of 12-year-old Justin Bloxom intact.