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Mega Millions numbers: Did you win Friday's $1 billion lottery jackpot?

Here are the winning numbers in Friday's Mega Millions lottery drawing.

 

Oversized Plaquemines Parish jail will benefit for housing Orleans, Jefferson prisoners

Prisoners from Orleans and Jefferson will be housed in the Plaquemines Parish jail.

 

Funding from Louisiana criminal justice overhaul doesn't quiet critics

Local district attorneys still have questions about criminal justice overhaul.

 

Bail bondsman shot in Lake Oaks area, NOPD says

The shooting was reported shortly before 2 p.m. in the 6600 block of Franklin Avenue.

 

City of New Orleans sues opioid manufacturers and distributors

There were a total of 219 accidental drug-related deaths reported in Orleans Parish in 2017, about a 4 percent increase from the year before, according to data provided by the New Orleans Coroner's office in April.

 

Are out-of-state donations ruining our elections?

With increased attention has come a surge in money, mostly from out-of-state donors who cannot cast ballots in the local elections.

 

Louisiana starts redirecting prison savings to local rehab, training programs

The governor announces who will get money for prisoner rehabilitation.

 

Powerball numbers: Did you win Wednesday's $378 million lottery jackpot?

Here are the winning numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing.

 

Would you trust yourself with over $1 billion?

The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots total out to over $1 billion.

 

Man burned, truck destroyed by fire in Popeye's drive-through near UNO: photos

The truck was in the restaurant's drive-through when New Orleans Fire Department responded to the call.

 

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