A man was arrested after an apparent hostage incident in Tremé; NOPD says officers freed a woman and took the suspect into custody.

A woman was hospitalized after a parade float ran over her foot on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans; the NOPD is investigating but details are scant.

A 15-year-old was arrested after a shooting in LaPlace, with two suspects at large. The incident involved gunfire that damaged vehicles and homes, thought to be due to a feud.

Copper thieves stripped wiring and stole thousands of gallons of diesel from Jefferson Parish pump stations, briefly crippling West Bank drainage pumps. Arrests have followed.

Lucien Bazley, 50, was sentenced to 60 years as a habitual offender for manslaughter in Jefferson Parish, having fatally shot Wayne Martin. This follows a history of felony convictions.

CBP officers at the Juarez‑Lincoln Bridge took Francisco Servin, 60, into custody on Jan. 9 after matching him to a St. Tammany Parish warrant for an alleged 2021 incest charge.

An adult woman was shot early Saturday near Wales and Mullet streets in Seabrook; NOPD says detectives are investigating and asking witnesses to call.

A 15-year-old was taken into custody after gunfire on Southdown Road in LaPlace damaged five vehicles and a home. Authorities recovered multiple guns and say two suspects remain at large.

Two suspects were arrested in Garyville after gunfire, while a manhunt continues for Clarence Scott Jr., already treated for a gunshot. He faces charges, as do the others involved. The shooting damaged property and endangered lives.

A former Roosevelt Elementary principal pleaded no contest and will serve probation after a Jan. 19 gathering where about 100 teens were reported to have alcohol and drugs.

Louisiana State Police arrested a 50‑year‑old Athens man after a probe into alleged sexual battery involving a juvenile.

State police say FIU detectives are investigating a shooting on Parish Line Road in Cameron Parish after one person was seriously injured.

An Academy of the Sacred Heart upper-school science teacher was arrested after concerns about interactions with a student were referred to police.