A Gretna credit-union employee was arrested after deputies found about $150,000 in cash stashed in a cooler during a Florida traffic stop. She was booked on a theft charge and awaits extradition.

A weekend Pygmalion parade on St. Charles turned violent when a large brawl left one person stabbed; police arrested three and say others are wanted.

A man was shot and killed near Boettner Park in the St. Thomas development Friday afternoon. NOPD homicide detectives are investigating.

A traffic stop in St. Tammany Parish led to the arrest of four individuals for firearms and narcotics violations, as well as possession of burglary tools and a stolen vehicle cloning device.

Three assistant teachers at Arthur Ashe Charter School in New Orleans were charged with cruelty for allegedly locking an autistic child in a closet. School officials and the NOPD are addressing the incident.

Entergy crews found human remains Friday on the 8100 block of Willow Street in Leonidas. The NOPD has classified the discovery as an "unclassified death."

Jose Walter Nieto-Castellanos admitted to assaulting a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent during an October 2025 incident, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He faces up to 20 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled before Carl J. Barbier on March 12.

City officials warn New Orleans businesses and residents that scammers are impersonating permit offices and demanding payments. Verify messages through the city's official site and report suspicious emails.

A traffic stop near Oak Harbor unearthed stolen guns, a converted automatic pistol, a key‑cloning device and narcotics, police say.

Photos posted by the New Orleans Fire Department show crews fighting a two‑alarm blaze at 7442 Springlake Drive. The images were credited to Chief Chris Mickal and the NOFD Photo Unit.

A man was found shot behind a Violet business Thursday afternoon and later died. St. Bernard Parish deputies are asking the public to call tip lines.

A Lockport employee was arrested after authorities say he wrote dozens of fraudulent checks to himself, siphoning more than $100,000 over three years.

A federal judge in Baton Rouge ordered four men held at Angola released after finding ICE unlawfully re‑detained them; DHS and state leaders blasted the decision.