Kenner police say Luis Renan Bonilla‑Alfaro pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 60 years at hard labor after an investigation into sexual crimes involving young children.

A 21-year-old Slidell man was arrested after a cyber tip led state and local investigators to alleged child‑exploitation material. Authorities say more victims may be identified.

A New Orleans man is on trial in the 2023 killing of Asia Davis as jurors hear witnesses and delayed police responses come under scrutiny.

A man was found shot and killed Wednesday in the Little Woods neighborhood; NOPD homicide detectives are investigating the shooting on Fordham Court.

A former NOPD detective and Jefferson Parish deputy was arrested and fired after investigators say he took $160 during a Metairie welfare check.

A Central City traffic stop led to the arrest of Mansour Mbodj after police say they recovered multiple firearms and 153 tapentadol pills. He was booked on gun and drug counts.

A contractor was arrested after investigators say inspection records filed in Jefferson Parish and New Orleans were falsified, with some files allegedly edited in Photoshop.

Two juveniles were wounded in a Central City shooting on Sixth Street; police say both were taken to hospitals and their conditions are unknown. Investigators are canvassing the scene.

Two Acadia Parish mothers were booked on cruelty-to-juvenile charges after deputies say they gave meth and other drugs to their children. Investigators and child-welfare workers are involved.

Terrebonne Parish SVU detectives say digital evidence led to the arrest of 28‑year‑old Joseph Oliver Ellis on charges including computer‑aided solicitation of a minor.

A New Orleans day care worker was sentenced to five years after pleading guilty to burning a 6‑month‑old’s hand in a bottle warmer. Surveillance footage and medical reports show second‑degree scalds.

Rayne police arrested Joseph Anthony Roy Jr. after a search linked to a deadly overdose turned up meth, cocaine, a 9mm and evidence officers say ties the drugs to a fatality.

Multiple officers investigated outside a Metairie residence near North Elm and Market on Tuesday; authorities have been contacted and details remain limited.