Manning Family Children’s announced a $100M plan to build a 60‑bed Level 4 NICU at its New Orleans campus, nearly doubling neonatal capacity and adding training space.

Kenner police say Luis Renan Bonilla‑Alfaro pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 60 years at hard labor after an investigation into sexual crimes involving young children.

A 21-year-old Slidell man was arrested after a cyber tip led state and local investigators to alleged child‑exploitation material. Authorities say more victims may be identified.

A New Orleans man is on trial in the 2023 killing of Asia Davis as jurors hear witnesses and delayed police responses come under scrutiny.

A man was found shot and killed Wednesday in the Little Woods neighborhood; NOPD homicide detectives are investigating the shooting on Fordham Court.

Cloudy, muggy start with highs near 76°F and a chance of late-night showers. Small-craft caution overnight; a warm, mostly dry stretch follows.

A Slidell mother says St. Tammany shortened her 10‑year‑old son's school day to as little as two hours; she has filed a federal lawsuit seeking education and policy fixes.

A former NOPD detective and Jefferson Parish deputy was arrested and fired after investigators say he took $160 during a Metairie welfare check.

A Central City traffic stop led to the arrest of Mansour Mbodj after police say they recovered multiple firearms and 153 tapentadol pills. He was booked on gun and drug counts.

A contractor was arrested after investigators say inspection records filed in Jefferson Parish and New Orleans were falsified, with some files allegedly edited in Photoshop.

Two juveniles were wounded in a Central City shooting on Sixth Street; police say both were taken to hospitals and their conditions are unknown. Investigators are canvassing the scene.

Whataburger opened Tuesday in Youngsville at 3204 E. Milton Ave, offering 24/7 service, a double drive-thru and more than 80 new local jobs.

Two Acadia Parish mothers were booked on cruelty-to-juvenile charges after deputies say they gave meth and other drugs to their children. Investigators and child-welfare workers are involved.