A brush fire burned Sunday in the woods north of the railroad tracks near Levee and Whitley roads in Des Allemands, parish officials posted.

A 65-year-old detainee arrested on a DWI was found unresponsive in his Slidell City Jail cell. Police have opened a full investigation and the coroner will perform an autopsy.

NOPD is investigating an armed robbery on Loyola Avenue after two suspects demanded wallets following an attempt to buy a firearm for $200. Investigators say the pair fled the scene.

A woman walking near Chef Menteur Highway in the Plum Orchard neighborhood was struck and killed Sunday evening. New Orleans police say the driver remained on scene.

A man found shot near North Broad and Hope streets early Sunday died at a hospital; NOPD has made no arrests and is asking for tips.

Thick black smoke rose over the Warehouse District Sunday as firefighters battled a large blaze near Girod and Commerce; nearby streets were blocked. NOFD crews responded at the scene.

Photos show a major narcotics seizure in Terrebonne Parish; authorities say troopers assisted and one person was arrested.

A man was found shot and killed outside a Marrero business on Saturday. Jefferson Parish homicide detectives are investigating.

A person was found dead Saturday morning after a crash near Chef Menteur Highway and Ridgeway Boulevard in New Orleans East; investigators are on scene.

Two people were found dead in LaPlace’s Cambridge subdivision after a Thursday shooting; homicide detectives are processing the 1900 block of Yorktowne Drive.

Former federal prosecutor Carlos A. Lopez and Dallas defense attorney Barrett R. Howell were sentenced for deleting text messages in a healthcare fraud case.

Darvale Williams pleaded guilty to federal firearm charges in New Orleans, facing up to ten years in prison for being a felon in possession of a stolen firearm.

Jefferson Parish says a fleet of docked drones has cut many 911 response times to about two minutes, officials report early drops in most crime categories.