Rayven LeJah Roberts, a registered nurse and third-generation member, will reign over Femme Fatale's 2027 parade down St. Charles Avenue.

A Dougherty County jury took less than an hour to convict Ryan Cooper in Lacambria Toomer's 2022 disappearance, but her remains have never been found.

The dog was on a leash and harness when the gator struck near the Gabriel Pumping Station, Kenner Police say.

Joleen Walls' 2006 Toyota 4Runner hit a culvert and utility pole before overturning near College Parkway.

A person was shot once early Sunday near Papani Drive and Chef Menteur Highway. Police haven't released a condition update or a motive.

New Orleans starts Sunday clear and muggy before afternoon storms and a heat index near 105°F. Rain chances rise Monday before a hotter, drier stretch arrives later in the week.

A federal judge ordered Glennie Antonio McGee to pay a $10 million fine as prosecutors detailed a decade of cartel-linked trafficking in Mobile.

A 12-year-old, an 8-year-old and a newborn all tested positive for narcotics in a Rayne home, deputies say.

The crash at Clermont Boulevard and North Railroad Street marks yet another collision on the Mardi Gras route's troubled first year.

New Orleans faces a 105-degree heat index Saturday, with slow afternoon storms and a wetter Sunday ahead.

Anthony Green bolted as a gate opened at Orleans Justice Center — cameras and deputies caught him under a staircase before he got far.

A Jefferson Parish jury took less than two hours to convict Nathaniel Hernandez in Sara Torello's 2022 stabbing death and car burning.

A man shot in the head in Gentilly was rushed to a Westbank hospital by private vehicle, crossing parish lines before NOPD even knew.