Warm midweek sun with breezy afternoons; Small Craft Advisories persist and rain is likely late Thursday night into Friday.

Sno‑ball season kicked off early across Greater New Orleans this week, with 14 stands — from Hansen's to Chance In Hell — already serving shaved‑ice favorites.

The Winn‑Dixie at 5400 Tchoupitoulas will close in late March and be converted into an Aldi. Staff were given advance notice and can apply for new roles.

A man wanted in a New Orleans murder was arrested Tuesday in the 18500 block of Timber Forest Drive in northeast Harris County. Precinct 4 deputies and U.S. Marshals took him into custody without incident.

A 47-year-old motorcyclist, Paris Harris, died Monday after his motorcycle struck a Hyundai on Barataria Boulevard, state police say.

Clear and crisp Tuesday morning with a Freeze Warning through 9 AM. Highs near 63°F today; mid‑ and upper‑70s return later in the week with a slight chance of rain late Thursday.

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office seeks help finding Ramon Patterson Jr., 21, wanted on felony drug and aggravated flight warrants.

Cargill has put its Franklinton aquafeed mill up for sale, with Palacios‑based Bowers‑Saha set to take ownership and keep the plant running. The move aims to secure feed supply for the buyer’s farms.

A federal magistrate has paused Louisiana’s effort to void the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office detainer policy and sent key state‑law questions to the Louisiana Supreme Court.

NOMA's Art in Bloom returns March 19–22 with "Marsh Madness," featuring floral installations, a lecture, a fashion luncheon, and an online silent auction.

A brush fire burned Sunday in the woods north of the railroad tracks near Levee and Whitley roads in Des Allemands, parish officials posted.

I‑12 was closed near Lacombe as crews battled woods fires and dense smoke. Officials issued a dense-smoke advisory and urged drivers to avoid the corridor.

A 65-year-old detainee arrested on a DWI was found unresponsive in his Slidell City Jail cell. Police have opened a full investigation and the coroner will perform an autopsy.