Those north of of Interstates 10 and 12, including in Baton Rouge, Slidell and Hammond, will likely face a long-duration freeze that could threaten exposed pipes.

New Orleans started 2025 with a terrorist attack and prison escape and is ending it with a National Guard enforcement. But at least no hurricanes.

No. 7 Houston has a four-game winning streak. The Cougars got 15 points apiece from Kingston Flemings, Chris Cenac Jr., Chase McCarty and Mercy Miller in a 99-57 win over New Orleans on Saturday.

New Orleans police are gathering evidence to determine a motive and identify a suspect after a woman was found dead on the porch of a home in the 900 block of Saint Maurice Street Saturday. Police have identified the victim but have not yet released her name as officials work to notify her family.

Mercy Miller, Kingston Flemings and Chris Cenac Jr. each scored 15 points as the Cougars (10-1) won their fourth straight game. It was the Cougars’ second straight 42-win and fourth this season of at least 30 points. UH pulled away with a 21-2 run early in the first half, sparked by eight consecutive points by Flemings.

An Orleans Parish district judge handed down two life sentences to Derrick Groves, the New Orleans inmate who had spent nearly five months on the run after escaping from jail before being captured in October under a crawlspace in an Atlanta,

The event proceeded with added security following a terrorist attack at a similar Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Australia. Authorities say suspects killed more than a dozen people and injured dozens more in the declared terrorist attack.

The New Orleans Saints hitched to improbable Sunday and wouldn't loosen their grip until they crossed into possible and landed on victory, posting a 20-17 win over Carolina in the Caesars Superdome that riveted as they scored 10 points in the final 2:29.