New Orleans police looking for woman accused of bear-spraying officers
The New Orleans Police Department is looking for a woman accused of battery of a police officer.
ICE Surveillance and Checkpoints Stir Fear in City Park
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly set up a checkpoint at City Park on Celebration Drive. The information, which was shared on social media, advises caution for those in the area. In addition to the checkpoint, ICE is also said to be deploying drones in hard to reach areas, which they...
6 inmates at New Orleans jail treated for drug overdose, deputy also experienced symptoms
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Six inmates and a sheriff’s supervisor at the Orleans Parish Jail needed emergency medical treatment after deputies believe they found drugs in the facility this weekend. It happened Sunday night around 8:30 p.m. in Housing Unit 3F. Medical staff immediately administered Narcan to six inmates....
New Orleans jail escapee Antoine Massey found guilty of rape, kidnapping
COVINGTON, La. — Antoine Massey, one of the 10 men who escaped the Orleans Parish jail in May, was convicted of rape and kidnapping in St. Tammany Parish on Wednesday. After more than an hour of deliberations, the jury found Massey, 32, guilty on all charges. The counts include first-degree rape, second-degree...
Unexpected ICE Sighting on Basin St: A Visitor’s Account
A visitor to New Orleans (NOLA) reported a sighting of an official US Borders car, presumably from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), parked on Basin St. at 10:15 am. The vehicle was spotted outside of Q Lee. The observer noted that there was only one driver in the vehicle, with no visible passengers or...
Authorities investigating after woman found dead at Marrero gas station
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputies were called to a gas station in Marrero after a woman was found dead in a vehicle Wednesday morning. Investigators said no foul play is suspected in the 55-year-old woman's death. Her name has not been released. The woman's body was discovered about 7:15 a.m....
Moreno, Kirkpatrick push for Border Patrol, ICE to remove face masks in New Orleans...
Mayor-elect Helena Moreno said she’s “disturbed” by reports she has seen of U.S. Customs and Border Protection conduct in other cities and that she will do what is within her power to ensure New Orleanians' rights aren’t violated, including by connecting residents with attorneys who volunteered to provide free legal...
Texas Man Goes Viral For Handing Out Machetes To Homeless People
Machetes and free liquor? This doesn't sound like the greatest idea.
Two men shot to death in Michoud
The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that happened Tuesday in Michoud. The shooting happened in the 14700 block of Chef Menteur Highway. Around 7:52 p.m., police say they responded to a shooting and found two men shot to death. The men have not been identified at...
Federal oversight of the NOPD ends, now public awaits new era of transparency and trust
The New Orleans Police Department is officially entering a new chapter as federal monitoring under the long-running consent decree comes to an end. Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says this next phase will be defined…
