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Traffic was backed up for six miles on the Interstate 10 eastbound after the highway was temporarily closed near the Louisiana border with Mississippi after a Friday crash. Louisiana residents heading to the Gulf Coast beaches ahead of Easter weekend were in for a long afternoon commute after traffic cameras showed a...

A robber armed with a hammer stormed a Canal Street business Friday morning, grabbed cash along with the entire register and then slipped onto a city bus to get away, according to New Orleans police. The holdup was reported around 10:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Canal Street in the Central Business District....

If you want a taste of that “old world” vibe without crossing the Atlantic, many of America’s churches take cues from the greats. Featuring intricate stained glass, Gothic spires, and classical details, these are six of the most beautiful churches in the U.S. Cathedral Basilica of the...

NEW ORLEANS — A man was shot Friday night in a New Orleans neighborhood, but did not immediately realize he had been injured until he got home, according to police. The shooting happened around 10:25 p.m. in the 3900 block of Dublin Street. The victim told officers he was standing in a parking lot when he heard “a...

New Orleans police are investigating three separate shootings that happened overnight. Gunfire erupted just after 1 a.m. in the 3900 block of Dublin Street, where police said a man was shot. And then just before 2 a.m., police said a man was shot in the 1000 block of South Rendon...

New Orleans East bus riders may soon see their daily trips turned inside out. The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority has launched a formal study and rider survey to rethink how buses move through the East. Planners say the review could redraw neighborhood loops, consolidate transfers at new hubs and speed up...

A former Louisiana teacher and coach faces additional charges and was re-arrested for alleged unlawful deepfakes.

Kenner police say more arrests are likely following the arrest of a suspected porch pirate and mail thief on Thursday. A resident's Ring camera caught the suspect in the act of stealing a package from a porch on Wednesday of last week. Investigators traced the suspect's vehicle to a home...

A run-of-the-mill porch theft in Kenner has exploded into what investigators say looks like a sizeable identity-fraud operation reaching across Jefferson Parish. Police say a Ring camera caught a package thief in the act, and that clip ultimately led detectives to a Gretna home where they found stolen mail,...

New Orleans police need help finding a man who was last seen more than a week ago. Eric Fields’ mother reported him missing on Wednesday but said she has not seen him since the beginning of March. According to NOPD, Fields’ mother was told by his coworkers that he was last seen at his office more than a week ago when...