A tornado hit New Orleans on Thursday, toppling trees on Wisner Avenue and blocking the roadway, a staff photo and National Weather Service warnings show.

State regulators approved Entergy’s Adams Creek–Robert 230 kV project despite an ALJ recommendation; the 41‑mile line raises reliability and rate questions for the North Shore.

A flash flood warning covers St. Tammany Parish through 8 a.m., with Slidell, Mandeville and Covington among areas at risk.

A Flood Watch and a life-threatening flash-flood risk are in effect across New Orleans today. Heavy downpours could flood streets; heat spikes return this weekend.

NOPD issued a BOLO after identifying Kendrich D. Mackie in a June 7 aggravated battery by cutting on Werner Drive. Detectives ask anyone with information to call the Seventh District or Crimestoppers.

LCMC Health broke ground on an inpatient behavioral health unit at New Orleans East Hospital — the campus’s first inpatient psychiatric beds — aimed at keeping care closer to eastern neighborhoods.

A contractor-hit water main on South Cemetery Road knocked out service for parts of St. Martinville on June 17; crews repaired the line but a boil advisory remains until tests clear.

Gretna broke ground on a $4.4M AM Plaza at 1411 Claire Ave that will house an expanded August Moon, a new Hoang Law office and nearly 100 parking spots. Construction is slated to finish in 2027.

Entergy told an Orleans judge it will hand plaintiffs a limited sample of outage and operational data in the Hurricane Ida class-action, a move lawyers said could help map the blackout.

A parking dispute at MSY turned into a federal case: the caller pleaded guilty to making a bomb threat and received one year of probation.

A New Orleans store clerk was critically injured after a stabbing in the Irish Channel. Police have detained a suspect and are investigating.

Two suspects were taken into custody after a pursuit ended on a forest road. Authorities say a motel search turned up drugs and more than 20 cell phones.

Two baby owls were found nesting inside Fire Station 12 in Delacroix, pausing interior demolition while the parish monitors the birds.