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.

A Chinese national in New Orleans was indicted for receiving child sexual abuse material, facing five to twenty years in prison and a fine if convicted.

A gutting crew in New Orleans East found a Civil War–era projectile on Dorchester Street, prompting a brief NOPD evacuation before officers declared it inert.

New Orleans Police request public help in identifying a person of interest from a February 10 shooting for investigative purposes, ensuring tipsters' anonymity.

The NOPD is seeking help to find Jeffrey Hunt, wanted for identity theft and other charges related to fraudulent utility account creation on Evelina Street.

A Lacombe man was arrested after investigators say he sent sexually explicit messages to someone he believed was a minor. The arrest follows a months‑long Special Victims Unit probe.

A man was found fatally injured early Thursday on the 3300 block of Hamilton Street in Hollygrove. NOPD and Crimestoppers are asking for tips as detectives investigate.

Kameron Hossley was arrested after assaulting a man post-youth basketball game; he faces second-degree battery charges and was booked into St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center.

The Orleans Parish coroner identified 15-year-old Walter Dalton as the victim in a Seventh Ward shooting. Police say the investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made.