Detectives released surveillance stills after shots were fired on Feb. 12 in Reserve and asked the public to identify the pictured person.

A Jefferson Parish judge found Brandon Jacobs not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2022 killing of Uber driver Yolanda Dillion. The court has scheduled a March 18 hearing to weigh commitment and treatment.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Payne will lead the federal prosecution in the sprawling New Orleans staged‑wrecks case that names local lawyers and dozens of admitted participants.

A 17‑year‑old Dulac resident faces 601 counts after a CyberTip linked him to more than 600 images and videos of minors. He remains jailed on a $50,000 bond as detectives continue the probe.

A 13-week-old brindle pit bull mix was taken in an armed robbery in New Orleans East; detectives and Crime Stoppers are asking for tips.

Agents with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a Tickfaw man who faces 67 counts of possessing child sexual abuse material after a cyber tip, authorities say.

Kenner police say Luis Renan Bonilla‑Alfaro pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 60 years at hard labor after an investigation into sexual crimes involving young children.

A 21-year-old Slidell man was arrested after a cyber tip led state and local investigators to alleged child‑exploitation material. Authorities say more victims may be identified.

A New Orleans man is on trial in the 2023 killing of Asia Davis as jurors hear witnesses and delayed police responses come under scrutiny.

A man was found shot and killed Wednesday in the Little Woods neighborhood; NOPD homicide detectives are investigating the shooting on Fordham Court.

A former NOPD detective and Jefferson Parish deputy was arrested and fired after investigators say he took $160 during a Metairie welfare check.

A Central City traffic stop led to the arrest of Mansour Mbodj after police say they recovered multiple firearms and 153 tapentadol pills. He was booked on gun and drug counts.

A contractor was arrested after investigators say inspection records filed in Jefferson Parish and New Orleans were falsified, with some files allegedly edited in Photoshop.