Crime

A New Iberia man is facing 50 felony counts of child sexual abuse material possession in a major statewide crackdown across Louisiana.

Police are looking for two adults who entered a grocery store and got plate lunches, then walked out without paying for them.

The New Orleans Police Department is asking for help identifying a masked suspect caught burglarizing a local business—while wearing a werewolf mask. Here's what police say happened.

The St Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office took to social media to describe how they arrested a criminal and the hilarious post gone viral.

A major drug bust in Lafayette has led to an arrest and the seizure of 70 pounds of marijuana, promethazine, cash, and alleged gang-linked evidence.

Six people were arrested in New Orleans during a federal operation targeting a Gulf Cartel-linked drug ring trafficking fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine into Louisiana from Texas.

A Church Point man wanted for murder was arrested in Jennings after leading police on a chase in a stolen car. Tyren Chavis now faces charges in both Jefferson Davis and Acadia parishes.

A 15-year-old girl was found living alone in a Shreveport hotel room in deplorable conditions. Police have arrested her parents on charges of child neglect and improper supervision. The case remains under investigation.

Federal authorities have sentenced a Lake Charles man to more than 16 years in prison after a major fentanyl bust uncovered enough of the drug to kill hundreds of thousands. Here's how it's part of a broader crackdown across Louisiana.

A Mexican national with six prior deportations has been convicted in Louisiana for illegally possessing a firearm and re-entering the country after a 2024 incident in downtown Shreveport. Federal officials say the man, Jose Ismael Ramirez-Gonzalez, was arrested after pointing a loaded pistol at a woman during a parking dispute.

A 24-year-old man was shot and killed late Thursday night in Lafayette. Police are investigating and asking for tips. Here's what we know about the case so far.

Three men, including a cold case suspect, have been indicted for murder in St. Landry Parish. Charges range from second-degree to first-degree murder.

A Baton Rouge woman is headed to federal prison after defrauding COVID relief programs. She’s one of hundreds charged in a $10 billion nationwide scam still unfolding.

A Louisiana court has ruled defense attorneys cannot cite Madison Brooks’s sexual history in trial, reinforcing rape shield laws and setting the stage for a high-profile case.

A Louisiana father took 3 bullets for his daughter—stepping in front of her to save her life.

Police have arrested a man in southwest Louisiana after he allegedly assaulted and raped an elderly woman.

A 20-mile high-speed pursuit from Abbeville into Lafayette Parish ended with the arrest of Malcolm Ardoin, wanted on an active warrant. He now faces multiple felony charges.

A Shreveport man was sentenced to over 21 years after being caught trafficking meth in East Texas. Law enforcement is cracking down on drug routes between Louisiana and Texas.

A federal investigation has led to the sentencing of nine individuals involved in a major meth trafficking operation in Avoyelles Parish. The FBI uncovered a Houston-based drug supply chain operating across Louisiana.

According to a "Do Not Stop" list that is floating around the Internet, one truck stop to avoid is right here in Lafayette, Louisiana, just off I-10.