A 28-year-old man identified as Christopher Joseph was fatally shot in Gert Town early Saturday. Detectives are asking the public for tips and video.

Five Evangeline Parish officials — including Ville Platte’s mayor and Mamou’s police chief — were arrested after state police say they accessed and shared protected case information.

Covington police ask for help identifying a man accused of smearing feces through a farmers‑market restroom on April 4.

Two LaPlace-area teens were arrested after deputies say they robbed a 16-year-old at gunpoint; investigators recovered stolen items and a firearm.

A stove-top cooking fire on Drury Lane displaced seven people, including two children; firefighters say smoke alarms worked and no injuries were reported.

A dirt bike rider allegedly fleeing an attempted traffic stop crashed on Canal Street Monday evening and later died; state troopers are asking for witnesses.

A New Orleans judge pushed Dean Kelly’s trial into May as prosecutors probe alleged probation violations and new sexual‑assault counts. A pretrial conference is set for May 20.

Charles Cannon accepted a plea and was sentenced to 15 years after the 2022 Rouses parking-lot shootout that killed comedian Brandon “Boogie B” Montrell.

New Orleans police investigated a Monday afternoon shooting in Bywater; a victim drove to a hospital and detectives are canvassing North Johnson Street.

Orleans DA Jason Williams says Fat’s Car Wash was seized after a multi‑agency probe that turned up a clandestine crack lab, narcotics and firearms.

A late-night 'Senior Assassin' game in Kenner ended with warning shots and six juveniles charged, police say.

St. Bernard deputies are seeking 22-year-old Lee Collins III after two women were shot and later died Easter night on Centanni Drive; an arrest warrant charges him with two counts of second-degree murder.

A woman was struck and killed Sunday while crossing South Claiborne and Lafitte avenues in New Orleans, police say. NOPD’s Traffic Fatality Unit is investigating.