A Chinese national in New Orleans was indicted for receiving child sexual abuse material, facing five to twenty years in prison and a fine if convicted.

Tulane cut the ribbon on a renovated seventh-floor research lab at Hutchinson Memorial Building, part of a roughly $35M push to expand biomedical research downtown. The overhaul modernizes lab space and adds capacity for new research teams.

A gutting crew in New Orleans East found a Civil War–era projectile on Dorchester Street, prompting a brief NOPD evacuation before officers declared it inert.

Two Texas men face federal charges for alleged drug trafficking and gun violations, with the potential for significant prison time and fines if convicted.

The U.S. Attorney's Office and other federal agencies highlighted Operation NOLA Safe's success in New Orleans, which resulted in 175 arrests and confiscation of drugs and weapons.

New Orleans Police request public help in identifying a person of interest from a February 10 shooting for investigative purposes, ensuring tipsters' anonymity.

The NOPD is seeking help to find Jeffrey Hunt, wanted for identity theft and other charges related to fraudulent utility account creation on Evelina Street.

Mayor Helena Moreno announces a new in-house Street Maintenance Unit in New Orleans with a $6.25 million investment, shifting away from privatization for improved street paving and infrastructure management.

St. Charles Parish Council will meet to discuss community infrastructure and revise a polling place, alongside potential savings on a bridge project and investments in water treatment and recreational facilities.

A New Orleans startup is turning haptic VR blasters into military training surrogates after scoring Army contracts, and it wants to build them locally. The company says consumer sales will help fund scaled manufacturing.

The Winn‑Dixie at Lakewood Plaza in Metairie will close and be converted into an Aldi, employees say. The move fits into Aldi’s wider conversions of Winn‑Dixie stores across the Gulf South.

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 new earned‑premium rule at Louisiana Citizens can let the insurer keep 80% or more of a year’s premium on some midterm cancellations, potentially costing homeowners thousands.