A Carnival Liberty passenger died after apparently jumping from a stateroom balcony while the ship sailed between Celebration Key and Nassau. Crew recovered him but resuscitation failed and authorities are investigating.

Friends and the New Orleans Public Library Foundation have merged into the Library Foundation of New Orleans, a consolidation leaders say will centralize fundraising and rebuild trust after the Mayfield fallout.

For its 20th anniversary, Bayou Boogaloo moves off Bayou St. John and into The Broadside and the Pitot House, swapping rafts for stages and a VIP Canopy Club.

NOPD released photos of two suspects wanted after a Tuesday armed robbery that left a bicyclist hospitalized. Detectives are asking for tips and video.

Municipal and Traffic Court judges moved $5 million from court reserves into the city’s cash-management fund to help ease short-term budget pressure as officials hunt for larger fixes.

A Chalmette man was arrested and booked on May 12, accused of indecent behavior with a juvenile and evidence tampering, authorities say.

A Baton Rouge judge cleared Directive 257, allowing Louisiana to require PBMs to pay NADAC plus $9 per 30‑day fill — a win local pharmacists say could stabilize small drugstores.

A Woodfork-led sweep at the Orleans Justice Center recovered more than 50 bags of contraband, including suspected drugs and weapons.

Mr. Shrimp's Kitchen has opened on the West Bank in Marrero with boiled seasonal crawfish and a redfish royale. The spot offers late‑night weekend hours and jars of the house boil mix.

Local reporting says the FBI traced social‑media clips from a Missouri account to the Bourbon Street attacker, adding a cross‑state thread to the probe. The claim names a Sweet Springs man and raises fresh questions about online bomb‑making content.

Louisiana officials have tentatively agreed to a roughly $4.8M settlement with Ronald Greene's family to resolve a federal wrongful-death suit; final approval rests with state lawmakers.

The Louisiana House approved SB217 to shrink several Orleans Parish judgeships, setting off a fierce debate over workload, cost estimates and political timing.

Patchy morning fog clears by mid-morning; expect sunny, warm days with highs near 84°F and mild nights.