Local and federal law enforcement are investigating an incident in which someone launched a Molotov cocktail at the New Orleans Tesla dealership.
It happened early Tuesday morning at the Tesla sales office on Tchoupitoulas Street at Washington Avenue.
According to the ATF New Orleans Twitter page, New Orleans police officers initially responded to a call about a fire at the dealership. Investigators later found evidence of a suspected Molotov cocktail at the scene.
.@ATFNewOrleans Special Agents and Certified Fire Investigators, along with @NOPDNews, responded to a fire scene at the Tesla sales office where a suspected Molotov cocktail incendiary device was used in the early morning hours to start a fire at the front door. pic.twitter.com/xAbGUHXT6W
— ATF New Orleans (@ATFNewOrleans) April 14, 2026
Police have not made any arrests as of Wednesday morning. The case remains under investigation.
