Heat Advisory Friday in New Orleans with highs near 93°F and heat‑index values into the low 110s. Slight afternoon storm risk and cooling centers listed.

The LPSC certified a 100MW battery at the Amite Solar site, waiving competitive bidding while ordering strict financial monitoring. Supporters tout faster reliability; critics warn of ratepayer risk.

Satchmo SummerFest returns Aug. 1–2 with free music, lectures and a Satchmo Salute second-line; the Jazz Mass will be held again at St. Augustine Church's sanctuary.

Cordova police traced a car used in a mid‑May convenience‑store holdup to Kenner, Louisiana and recovered phones and a ski mask as evidence.

Entergy is investing $13.5M to harden power lines in St. Bernard Parish, replacing roughly 640 poles with storm‑rated equipment to cut outage times and protect local industry.

A Chauvin man was rebooked on June 16 with new counts accusing him of producing and distributing AI-generated images of child sexual abuse, authorities say.

Multiple traffic lights are out across Jefferson Parish after Tropical Storm Arthur; officials say treat dark intersections as four‑way stops and yield to the right.

Kenner Police posted a Facebook update advising motorists to avoid the Airport Access Road at MSY on June 18; drivers should expect delays and allow extra time.

A Luling resident's video shows an alligator gliding through neighborhood floodwaters as post-tropical Storm Arthur drenched parts of Louisiana. Safety guidance and context inside.

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.