City Hall asks people to stop reserving spots on parade routes with body outlines
Looking to halt a new trend in New Orleans, City Hall has issued a statement asking Mardi Gras revelers to please, please, please stop reserving…
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NOPD: Holiday season parking spot murders down this year
The New Orleans Police Department today announced the number of murders committed to get parking spots in the city this holiday season has decreased sharply…
Santa shot in CBD, Mayor Landrieu postpones Christmas to February
Santa Claus is recovering at an area hospital while questions swirl around the status of Christmas after he was shot in an armed robbery in…
Landrieu’s bold violence initiative eliminates murder by redefining “crime”
Mayor Mitch Landrieu, in partnership with the City Council, today took a bold step to stop the high incidence of both murder and armed robbery…
Locally-developed “Go-Bag” aims to make muggings more efficient
Fumbling through pockets to give a mugger your possessions could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a new product that claims it…
380,000 shootings overnight kills everyone in New Orleans
The FBI is investigating a number of shootings across the city overnight that left everyone in New Orleans dead, raising concern that violence in the city…
New Orleans police seek “person of interest” in connection with shooting
New Orleans Police are searching for a person of interest after a shooting downtown yesterday left two people injured and one dead. NOPD spokesperson…
Mayor Landrieu vows swift action after his car is stolen
Following the theft of his car this past weekend, Mayor Mitch Landrieu today held an emergency press conference in which he vowed to bring immediate,…
Crime surpasses tourism as #1 industry in New Orleans
Crime in New Orleans is booming, experts say, and now it has jumped Tourism as the city’s top industry. According to a report released today…
CrimeStoppers pleads with the public to stop reporting 2016 as a killer
With its staff overwhelmed and their phone lines jammed in just about every state because of a record number of tips coming in, CrimeStoppers pleads…