Agents with the LBI arrested a River Ridge man after a cyber tip. He faces counts of child sexual abuse material and sexual abuse of an animal.

A fire in the Delachaise parking garage across from Touro Infirmary prompted an evacuation of the Buckman Health Center; firefighters contained the blaze and no injuries were reported.

A 37-year-old LaPlace man died Monday after his vehicle left I‑55 and struck a closed weigh station near Highway 1050, state police said.

An en banc federal appeals court vacated a lower injunction, allowing Louisiana’s Ten Commandments classroom law to be enforced while the lawsuit continues.

Associated Wholesale Grocers will spend $110M to modernize its Pearl River distribution center, add automation and retain 334 jobs.

A SWAT roll was declared in St. Roch after a man wanted in multiple shootings barricaded himself on the 2400 block of North Galvez, police said.

Benjamin Beale was given a 30-year sentence after investigators found dismembered remains in a freezer on his Ninth Ward property. The case, which has included competency evaluations and trial delays, has remained under close local scrutiny.

Patchy fog slows Wednesday morning's commute; sun returns and highs near 80°F. Watch Saturday for a possible spike in fire-weather risk.

A federal indictment charges a New Orleans man in a Jan. 19 Bywater arson spree that included the torching of a Bywater Bakery delivery van.

The Marigny staple Check Point Charlie closed after staff were told the building was sold, leaving musicians and longtime regulars stunned.

A 68-year-old woman died after a Sunday-night apartment blaze in Springfield; state investigators say the living room appears to be where the fire began.

Lafayette's TSA screeners are working without pay as the DHS funding lapse stretches on; the regional airport has posted ways for the community to help.

The Center for Biological Diversity notified the administration it will sue after NOAA declined to list the American horseshoe crab under the ESA. The move spotlights debates over biomedical bleeding, harvest quotas and coastal protections.