A woman was killed Thursday in a crash at Egania and North Claiborne in the Lower Ninth Ward. New Orleans police say the Traffic Fatality Unit is investigating.

A school bus caught fire Wednesday on the west‑bank approach to the Crescent City Connection. Fire crews extinguished the blaze while investigators probe whether students were aboard.

Fire crews extinguished a blaze at Sam's Southern Eatery on Pontchartrain Drive in Slidell; no injuries were reported and the department calls the fire accidental.

New Orleans police have released an image of a grey Nissan pickup believed to have fled after a deadly Oct. 28 crash on General Meyer Avenue. Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact the Traffic Fatality Unit or Crimestoppers.

NOPD released images after a June 13 stabbing at Leonidas and Sycamore and is asking anyone with information to call Second District detectives or CrimeStoppers.

A woman was shot Wednesday at the Victorian Condominiums in Metairie; detectives were on scene and no arrests have been announced.

A photo republished by The Advocate shows convicted killer Terry Speaks at Louis Armstrong Airport, renewing focus on the 2012 killing and dismemberment of Jaren Lockhart.

An anonymous Instagram page posting fights and other disturbances near the downtown New Orleans library was taken down after alarming staff and patrons. Library leaders say they're working with the city to stop impersonation.

A Jefferson Parish jury convicted Leon Ruffin Jr. Tuesday of pepper‑spraying a deputy and escaping custody; a judge added 32 years to run consecutive to his life term.

A Harvey man allegedly grabbed his girlfriend's 1‑year‑old and led deputies on a West Bank chase; deputies say he pointed a gun at the child before they rescued her. The suspect was arrested and is facing multiple charges.

Bodycam footage shows Rev. Tony Spell using a homophobic slur days after a June 23 altercation; a protective order now keeps him 50 yards from a neighbor's home.

ACLU of Louisiana and White & Case will appeal a federal judge’s June ruling that dismissed a civil‑rights suit over the 2021 Metairie police shooting of Jabari Asante‑Chioke.

Police released a photo after a Friday night incident on Chef Menteur Highway where a vehicle struck victims. Detectives identified the suspect as Monique LaRecia Harris.