Feces smeared and vents damaged in a Luling park restroom; sheriff seeks tips and the parish plans to add cameras.

A Chicago man allegedly admitted to shooting an endangered whooping crane in Evangeline Parish; officials say the death trims Louisiana’s fragile flock to roughly 80 birds.

A 2-year-old was hospitalized after an accidental shooting on Brown Avenue in Harvey; deputies arrested his uncle and booked him on multiple charges.

Four people were robbed at gunpoint in Treme Saturday night; suspects later returned to steal a black Jeep Wagoneer with Florida plate 15BTGP. NOPD says the investigation is ongoing.

NOPD says a man was found shot on the 9000 block of Palm Street early Monday; police have not released suspect details.

Crews fought a commercial blaze Saturday at Dirty Laundry Linen Service on Hwy 190 in St. Tammany; no injuries were reported.

A two-alarm fire drew East Bank Consolidated Fire Department crews to the 4800 block of Church Street in Metairie Saturday night; details are still limited.

A Raceland man faces vehicular homicide and DWI charges after a March crash that killed a Chauvin resident. State troopers say toxicology showed the driver was over the legal limit.

A Slidell physician received probation and home confinement after admitting to ordering unnecessary cancer‑genetic tests that led to $6.6M in false Medicare claims.

Kenner police say a suspect was arrested after officers found a pulley rig and hundreds of feet of copper at Macy’s; about 1,000 pounds were seized at a Destrehan home.

New Orleans and Kenner are expanding missing‑person alerts and changing police procedures to speed searches and get specialized investigators to vulnerable cases faster.

A 63-year-old Marrero woman shot by deputies after a Dollar General standoff pleaded guilty to four counts and received a largely suspended sentence and probation.

Two Oklahoma men were arrested after authorities say they found roughly 168 pounds of marijuana in Lafayette — a haul investigators estimate is worth about $1.5 million.