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
September 25, 2022 New Orleans Police Department hiring civilians to bolster force as murderous crime wave hits city The New Orleans Police Department is putting more officers on the street and hiring civilians for administrative jobs. The city was recently ranked as the nation's murder capital.