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November 28, 2022

New Orleans shooting on Bourbon Street leaves 5 people wounded, police say

Five people were shot on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early Sunday during an argument just before 2 a.m., authorities said. No arrests were immediately made.

November 17, 2022

Former New Orleans police officer admits to sexual assault of 15-year-old

A former New Orleans police officer pleaded guilty in federal court to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old crime victim after befriending her in May 2020.

November 10, 2022

New Orleans police investigating officer seen in mayor's city-owned apartment on taxpayers' dime: report

New Orleans police are investigating an officer who was frequently seen entering Mayor LaToya Cantrell's city-owned apartment at the expense of taxpayers, a report says.

November 9, 2022

Louisiana police say 15-year-old 'out-of-state' teen behind bomb threat that moved polling site

Louisiana police say they have identified a 15-year-old suspect behind a pair of bomb threats directed at a school and polling site outside New Orleans in the last week.

November 8, 2022

Louisiana moves polling site after school receives bomb threat for second time in under a week

The Kenner Police Department outside of New Orleans, Louisiana, says it is investigating the second bomb threat directed at Kenner Discovery School in under a week.

October 11, 2022

US Coast Guard rescues stranded boaters as they fend off sharks

The U.S. Coast Guard said its crews had worked to rescue three missing boaters offshore from Louisiana over the weekend. The boaters were fending off sharks.

October 5, 2022

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says she will pay city back for $30K spent on first-class flights

New Orleans Democratic Mayor LaToya Cantrell said she will reimburse the city and taxpayers the $30,000 she spent on first-class and international flight upgrades.

October 3, 2022

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell allegedly living in posh city-owned apartment, not paying rent

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell may be living rent-free in the city-owned Upper Pontalba Building in Jackson Square, which has a fair market value of nearly $3,000 a month.

September 28, 2022

Texas teacher and mother of three vanishes, car found in New Orleans

Texas teacher Michelle Reynolds was last heard from Thursday, and her car was located hundreds of miles away in New Orleans with her purse still inside, authorities said.

September 27, 2022

Short-staffed New Orleans police hiring civilians to help amid violent crime surge: 'Alarming to residents'

New Orleans Attorney Laura Rodrigue warned against hiring civilians on 'Fox & Friends First,' saying the move should be 'alarming' to everyone as murders surge