A precautionary boil water advisory is in effect Sunday from Lake Hermitage to the Port Sulphur water plant after crews found a broken line. Officials and the contracted operator say testing is underway.

Eight children were killed in a multi‑scene shooting in Shreveport early Sunday; investigators said the suspect died after a police chase and state police are assisting.

Veteran New Orleans defense lawyer Billy Gibbens has left his practice to run River Birch as the landfill pursues a sweeping expansion and renewable-gas projects.

Metro New Orleans closed sales jumped 16.9% in March to 1,037 transactions as the average price rose to $367,729 and days on market lengthened to 82.

An Angola inmate died after a dormitory struggle with officers; an autopsy is pending and West Feliciana detectives have opened an investigation.

Nathaniel Hill, 31, was arrested April 17 in Maurepas after a multi‑agency probe into alleged Snapchat exploitation of a 14‑year‑old. Authorities say dozens of adults were involved and more victims may be identified.

Investigators identified a second alleged victim and widened charges against former Teche Elementary teacher Marisa Noel, who remains jailed as the probe continues.

A 23‑year‑old New Orleans man was arrested and charged with second‑degree murder after a fatal shooting inside an apartment on the 2300 block of Severn Avenue in Metairie. Investigators say the victim was found with a chest wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 54-inch sewer force main was damaged near Florida Ave, sending discharge into the Industrial Canal; crews are isolating the break.

Morning showers and gusty NE winds in New Orleans; small‑craft advisories through Monday. Clearing and warmer weather returns midweek.

A pre-dawn fight in Little Woods left a man dead; police say one person was detained and homicide detectives are investigating.

A man was shot early Saturday in the French Quarter and taken to the hospital while detectives work the scene.

Camille Whitworth’s Baroness on Baronne pairs craft cocktails and sharable small plates with hands-on mixology classes in downtown New Orleans.