A federal judge struck down Louisiana’s 2024 PLUS Act, blocking a law that legalized paid claims consultants and capped fees. The ruling says federal VA rules and constitutional protections preempt the state statute.

A traffic stop near Oak Harbor unearthed stolen guns, a converted automatic pistol, a key‑cloning device and narcotics, police say.

Patrick Warburton drew cheers Thursday as he arrived to serve as Bacchus LVII, warming up crowds ahead of this Sunday’s Krewe of Bacchus parade.

Photos posted by the New Orleans Fire Department show crews fighting a two‑alarm blaze at 7442 Springlake Drive. The images were credited to Chief Chris Mickal and the NOFD Photo Unit.

A man was found shot behind a Violet business Thursday afternoon and later died. St. Bernard Parish deputies are asking the public to call tip lines.

Gonzales-based Pho Viet is opening a roughly 2,000‑sqft outpost in Long Farm Village, with owners targeting a November 2026 debut.

A Lockport employee was arrested after authorities say he wrote dozens of fraudulent checks to himself, siphoning more than $100,000 over three years.

A federal judge in Baton Rouge ordered four men held at Angola released after finding ICE unlawfully re‑detained them; DHS and state leaders blasted the decision.

Dense fog hit New Orleans Friday morning, cutting visibility and slowing commutes. Forecasters warn of low visibility through 9 a.m. and a gusty, possibly severe system this weekend.

Louisiana politicians rush to qualify for the May 16 Party Primary and Municipal Primary Election under a new closed primary system. The qualifying period is short, from Feb 11-13, at the State Archives in Baton Rouge.

New Orleans Mayor Moreno and the City Council have announced a $6 million investment in city-operated street paving projects, aimed at reducing reliance on private contractors and creating local jobs.

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.