Clear skies and a high near 85 today in New Orleans. Mostly dry through the weekend with isolated showers returning Sunday.

Deputies arrested Joseph Smith after an employee found an open window and police say a loaded handgun matching a stolen office weapon was recovered. Bond is set at $85,000.

The Archdiocese of New Orleans plans to strip Father Anthony Odiong's name from a Luling chapel as he faces felony sexual-assault and child-pornography charges in Texas.

Four people were arrested and three more are wanted after an April shooting at Tasker Park that wounded two during the Strawberry Festival weekend. Police are asking for tips and video.

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.