San Antonio Botanical Garden leaders warn proposed city subsidy cuts could force layoffs and gut school visits and free-admission programs. The coming budget hearings will decide whether the garden keeps any support.

Slidell police served a high-risk warrant at a Motel 6 after a person tied to a New Orleans carjacking was reported to be hiding there. Sources say the suspect may have left before officers arrived.

A 49-year-old man was charged with aggravated arson after a room at the Executive Inn on Chapman Highway was set on fire; crews contained the blaze and no one was hurt.