A fresh wave of scam texts impersonating the Louisiana OMV threatens license suspension and demands payment through fake ExpressLane-style links.

Construction fences on Decatur Street are keeping tourists away and cutting into parade-season sales, though officials say utilities work is done and grading may start soon.

Fog and gusty north winds through the morning commute; Wind Advisory until 10 a.m. CDT.

Tornado Watch 44 covers 19 parishes in central, western and northern Louisiana through 6 p.m. Wednesday. Forecasters warn of possible tornadoes, 70 mph gusts and isolated hail.

Ochsner MD Anderson installed a PET‑guided biology‑guided radiotherapy system at Ochsner Baptist — the first in the U.S. South — to treat select lung and bone tumors.

Photographer Samuel “Saint” Easterling disappeared from the Bywater on Aug. 29, 2024. Months of searches and tips have left his family and detectives without clear answers.

Tangipahoa deputies say a Hammond cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run on Old Covington Highway; investigators are searching for a maroon Toyota Avalon. Tips to TPSO or Crime Stoppers may be eligible for reward.

State and federal agencies are asking for help finding Manmeet Singh, wanted in connection with a Sept. 23 wrong‑way crash on I‑10 that killed a 21‑year‑old.

A New Orleans man was sentenced to 12 years after robbing a postal carrier at gunpoint in Hollygrove; court filings say agents recovered a loaded 9mm and stolen mail.

A strong cold front arrives late Wednesday night into Thursday with thunderstorms possible and gusts up to 35 mph. Small Craft Advisories affect coastal waters Thursday.

A hazmat response closed LA 3125 in St. James after a truck leaked an unknown chemical near the Veterans Memorial Bridge; officials say no public impacts and advise a LA 44 detour.

City officials say Lincoln Beach’s design work is now about 60% complete and the project has been split into three construction packages. Construction bidding is expected later this year and another public meeting is planned in June.

Rep. Troy Carter helped secure $1.03M to fund 5,750 biometric gun safes and safe‑storage training for families across southeast Louisiana.