Kim Drive News Today

A boil water advisory for New Orleans East has been lifted after local and state health authorities determined that the water is safe to drink.

Residents are asked to boil their water until further notice.

The entire Oak Island subdivisions and part of Michoud were issued a boil water advisory Saturday morning.

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A former Wyoming County Deputy Sheriff charged with misusing a county credit card will be sentenced Oct. 27 after pleading guilty to one count of access device fraud.

Sheriffs Office: Man assaults deputy, leaves another person in critical condition

Additional arrests have been made in the shooting that occurred on Kim Drive that injured one male victim. Sierra Renee Morris, 23, along with a 16-year-old male juvenile were arrested on May 1.

Opelousas Police have made an arrest in the April 23, 2023 shooting that occurred in the 600 Block of Kim Drive just after 4:00 p.m. that injured one male victim.

BARBERTON: A man flagged down officers April 5 regarding an argument he was having with a woman. Officers determined the woman had a protection order in place against the man, charged him for violating it and took him to the Summit County Jail. Police investing a noise coming from behind a shed at an abandoned

Opelousas city leaders voted to move forward with applying for nearly $1 million in federal aid to hire at least eight more officers to the force amid what police say is an increase in violent crime.