Act 608 expands state death benefits so surviving spouses and children of reserve and auxiliary officers can claim the same $250K payment as full‑time officers.

City Council is weighing a city license for autonomous ride‑hailing that could delay Waymo's driverless rollout while officials sort state and safety issues.

Wilson Phillips will headline Metairie’s Uncle Sam Jam on July 3, with live music, VIP packages and a fireworks finale.

NOPD wants help locating Anthony L. Jackson Jr. after an alleged May 27 theft took roughly $800 from an 85-year-old blind resident in Algiers.

The Louisiana Judiciary Commission has accused Judge Steven Tureau of misconduct tied to a 2023 Gonzales bar scuffle and has scheduled a September hearing.

A Northwestern professor and four other diabetes researchers were escorted from the ADA Scientific Sessions in New Orleans after distributing reprints of a Diabetes Care editorial critical of proposed NIH policy changes.

Dozens of New Orleans clergy signed a moral statement at Our Lady of Guadalupe and pledged church-based voter registration after redistricting and a new homelessness law. The Communities of Hope coalition plans neighborhood ministries to register and mobilize voters.

Port NOLA and UTC Transoceanic launched an AI 'digital twin' and TEID-RDC app that speed routing checks for oversized transformers, turbines and other heavy project cargo. The tool aims to cut weeks of planning to minutes.

Troopers arrested three people after a stolen-pickup pursuit in Marrero that ended on Myers Boulevard; officers recovered a firearm and booked suspects on multiple charges.

Sunny and sticky today with highs near 90°F. Heat index may top 100°F late week; rain chances rise this weekend.

Walmart and Wing named New Orleans among seven new markets to get drone deliveries as part of a coast‑to‑coast buildout aiming to reach 40 million shoppers by 2027.

Landry’s executive order would redirect $168M from the school funding formula to one‑time $2K/$1K stipends, a move state officials say could cut district aid roughly 4–5% on average.

Freedom Intermodal opened a $2.5M automated bulk‑liquid packaging facility on France Road Parkway that combines packaging, storage and multimodal shipping in one site.