New Orleans officials provide update on increased security for Mardi Gras
This comes ahead of the first big weekend of parades, as well as the recently granted SEAR 1 rating for Mardi Gras.
Officials announce new Carnival security measures, relocation of Bourbon Street Memorial
National Guard deployments, use of SWAT teams, and a new traffic mitigation system for parade routes outlined.
Report: NOPD's data blunder costs New Orleans $1.1M in victim aid
Orleans Inspector General found that the NOPD’s noncompliance with crime reporting requirements will continue to impact ...
OIG pens letter to New Orleans Police Department publicizing inaccurate crime stats reporting
A letter addressed to New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick from the New Orleans Inspector General, ...
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New Orleans police declare SWAT roll in Algiers
Officers with the New Orleans Police Department have declared a SWAT roll in Algiers on Thursday, Feb. 20. Sen. Mitch ...
NOPD responding to barricaded suspect in Algiers home
The New Orleans Police Department is asking the public to avoid an Algiers neighborhood as a SWAT roll is underway for a ...
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SWAT team deployed to Algiers home during arrest attempt, New Orleans police say
Officers with the New Orleans Police Department's violent offender squad were attempting to arrest a wanted suspect in the ...