Law enforcement and first responders prepare for final run-up to Fat Tuesday

The Orleans Parish Sheriff's office is collaborating with more than two dozen agencies to help secure Mardi Gras.

Paid to hold spots on a parade route: This strange Carnival job explained

Staking out parade space hours, sometimes days, early is controversial. Yet as some fight the practice, others are hiring ...

Hotel owner reacts to National Guard member leaving rifle inside restroom in French Quarter

A National Guard member left his rifle inside a restroom in New Orleans over the weekend, raising concerns. The State's ...
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In departure from norm, Coast Guard demands immigration papers on Louisiana docks

In St. Bernard Parish, fishing deckhands fear death and detention amid regular immigration sweeps - not by ICE, but the Coast ...

Shreveport vape shop probe leads to major drug busts and arrest

The Shreveport Police Department and Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office will host a media event to reveal recent arrests and major seizures related to drug distribution through vape shops in ...

Mother and her son die after vehicle hits tree near bayou in Iberville Parish

A mother and her 5-year-old son died after the car they were in went off a road and hit a tree in Iberville Parish.
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Orleans Sheriff Hutson: 175 to 250 additional cops coming to work Mardi Gras

“We’ve got 27 agencies joining us. Each day, it’s around 175 to, when we get closer to Mardi Gras, it’ll be 225 (or) 250, ...
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Jefferson Parish judge extends Cynthia Lee Sheng's restraining order against firefighter

A Jefferson Parish judge ruled Tuesday that an east bank firefighter will not be allowed near Parish President Cynthia Lee ...