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.

NOPD named Jeffrey Michael Hunt in an identity-theft probe that alleges a stolen Social Security number was used to open a utility account. Detectives want tips.

NOPD posted a photo after a Feb. 10 exchange of gunfire on General de Gaulle Drive and asked the public to help identify a person of interest.

Clarence Scott, Jr. was arrested for his involvement in a Garyville shooting, turned himself in, and faces multiple charges, including illegal weapon possession.

New Orleans forms a task force to tackle online child exploitation with law enforcement agencies collaborating to protect children and increase arrests and rescues.

A Slidell family’s seven-year fight after a fatal 2018 crash has drawn a Louisiana lawmaker to sponsor "Jada's law" to require medical sobriety before release.

NOPD renews call for help identifying individuals linked to a unresolved 2022 homicide of Kevin August, seen near the victim's vehicle before the shooting.

A cyclist was critically injured by an impaired driver, who is now in custody facing multiple charges, including 4th-offense DWI and vehicular negligent injuring.

Durbert Ashford was arrested for robbing the same store twice in a week in Slidell, identified by his clothing and apprehended through quick police teamwork.

State police say a 21-year-old was arrested after allegedly exchanging sexually explicit messages with who he believed to be a 15-year-old. The investigation remains active.