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…
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NOPD investigating mugging of beloved Daylight-Saving Time
New Orleans Police are investigating a mugging that sent a tourist to the hospital Sunday. Authorities have identified the mugging victim found unconscious early Sunday…
New Orleans launches radical paintball program to reduce murder
In an unusual move with a goal to further help curb skyrocketing crime and murder rates in New Orleans, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office in collaboration…
City Hall asks people to stop reserving spots on parade routes with body outlines
If you thought left-out ladders on parade routes were an issue that’s just the bottom rung. Looking to halt a trend in New Orleans, City…
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…
NOPD: Murders over parking spots down significantly this holiday season
The New Orleans Police Department today announced the number of murders committed while getting parking spots in the city this holiday season has decreased sharply…
Baltimore’s deputy police commissioner, brought in from NOLA, congratulated by mugger on newest position
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Vegan restaurant surprisingly silent as impending closure nears
One of the most eccentric restaurants in New Orleans is closing. The vegan focused Equestrian Motel, which is neither a motel nor seemingly has anything…
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…