A vehicle fire at Canterbury Apartments produced a sudden magnesium-component explosion on Tuesday; Engine 11 contained the blaze and no injuries were reported.

Bevi Seafood is back this spring as a weekend crawfish and daiquiri pop-up at the former Avo on Magazine Street.

A Ponchatoula man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 40 years in the 2020 execution-style killing of Slidell waitress Brooke Buchler; a co-defendant faces an April 9 hearing.

Patchy morning fog may slow commutes as New Orleans heats into the upper 70s and low 80s; records are possible Thursday.

A Jefferson Parish jury found the Harahan Hobby Lobby liable for discriminating against a longtime customer with intellectual disabilities and awarded $10,000.

PGA Tour changes shrink the Zurich Classic's field and tighten who gets into TPC Louisiana, with local fundraising and qualifiers among the things to watch.

Former Rapides Parish Sheriff William E. Hilton died after a hit-and-run in Hineston; a suspect was arrested after a high-speed pursuit, authorities said.

The Municipal and Traffic Court warns of fraudulent "Notice of Default" letters demanding payment via QR code. Officials say do not scan or pay — verify through the court.

Former Isidore Newman teacher Benoit Cransac was booked on 17 counts of video voyeurism of a child while already facing multiple child‑sexual‑abuse‑material charges.

More than 20 rabbits were abandoned near a Broad Street dealership; rescues are racing to trap, vaccinate and spay them while fundraising to cover care.

A plane was discovered March 22 in swampy woods near Cleco Lake south of Boyce; crews couldn't reach the wreckage and federal investigators were notified.

LDH is testing AI chatbots and automated call handling to streamline Medicaid and SNAP services and could save roughly $10 million a year while promising consent and privacy protections.

NOPD and Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office will brief the public at 1 p.m. Monday about the results of a cross-parish drug trafficking and cultivation investigation.