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March 1, 2023

New Orleans mayor recall organizers score deal that could lower signature requirement

The group hoping to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell scored a big win as election officials agreed to move 25,000 voters to the inactive list.

March 1, 2023

New Orleans residents warn ‘don’t sit in your car’ as carjackings spike a shocking 165%

New Orleans, labeled one of the nation's murder capitals, saw a 165% increase in carjacking from 2019 to 2022 amid the city's crime surge, city data show.

February 28, 2023

New Orleans pastor fights to save ‘murder capital’ 6 months after son shot just blocks from church

A New Orleans pastor lost his son to gun violence during the city's homicide surge that led the city to be named the nation's murder capital in September.

February 27, 2023

Americans in this murder capital grade President Biden's performance

Americans walking in New Orleans' City Park graded President Biden's performance on a scale of A-F, and many factored in his old age when calculating their score.

February 26, 2023

New Orleans recall organizers say they have the support to oust mayor of this murder capital

New Orleans mayor recall organizer, Eileen Carter, shares that their petition collected enough signatures to oust the city's leader, Mayor LaToya Cantrell.

February 23, 2023

Americans in New Orleans warn 'don't come alone' to this murder capital

Mardi Gras partiers shared whether they feel safe in New Orleans after the city was labeled a murder capital after recording the second-most homicides per capita among major U.S. cities.

February 21, 2023

During critical New Orleans police manpower shortage, officers across Louisiana save Mardi Gras

Like many cities, New Orleans is facing a critical police officer shortage and there was concern Mardi Gras was going to be affected, but law enforcement from across the state stepped in to help.

February 21, 2023

POINTING THE FINGER: New Orleans mayor caught making obscene gesture during pre-Mardi Gras parade

Democratic New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was caught on video over the weekend giving a vulgar hand gesture to what appeared to be passing floats during a pre-Mardi Gras parade.

February 20, 2023

Miami-based 'Mardi Gras bandits' theft ring targeted New Orleans paradegoers, stole dozens of iPhones: police

Louisiana authorities have arrested and charged four suspects known as the 'Mardi Gras Bandits,' who are accused of pick-pocketing 40 iPhones from Mardi Gras parade-goers.

February 20, 2023

Five people shot on Mardi Gras parade route in New Orleans: 1 dead, suspect detained

A shooting Sunday night on the Bacchus parade route in New Orleans left one person dead and four others wounded. A suspected shooter was taken into custody.