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New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, center, chats with U.S. Justice Department deputy monitor David Douglass, left, in Federal Court, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in New Orleans, after a judge ruled the New Orleans Police Department can begin the process of ending longstanding federal oversight. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

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New Orleans Police can begin the process of ending federal oversight
By JACK BROOK - Associated Press/Report for America
Tue,01/14/25-9:46AM , 120 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Police Department can begin ending its longstanding federal oversight, a judge ruled Tuesday in response to a request from the city and the Justice Department to wind down monitoring.
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New Orleans signals confidence in Super Bowl plans after terror attack amid security lapse concerns
By JACK BROOK - Associated Press/Report for America
Fri,01/10/25-7:02PM , 123 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials projected confidence in their security plans as the city prepares to host the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras in the aftermath of a terror attack that killed 14 people on New Year's Day and questions linger
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A black flag with white lettering lies on the ground rolled up behind a pickup truck that a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing and injuring a number of people, early Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2025. The FBI said they recovered an Islamic State group flag, which is black with white lettering, from the vehicle. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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New Orleans attacker fired at police before they shot and killed him, bodycam video shows
By JACK BROOK - Associated Press/Report for America
Fri,01/10/25-10:27AM , 238 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Islamic State group-inspired attacker who killed 14 people in a truck rampage on New Year’s Day in New Orleans fired at police from inside his vehicle before officers fatally shot him, police bodycam footage released Fr
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New Orleans police officer John Mciver dismantles a firearm handed over as part of a city-supported initiative exchanging guns for PlayStations, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

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PlayStations for guns are offered up in New Orleans
By JACK BROOK - Associated Press/Report for America
Tue,12/31/24-5:52PM , 99 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dozens of cars lined up outside a New Orleans church parking lot this week as residents flocked to exchange firearms for video game consoles through a city-supported gun buyback initiative meant to improve public safety as Louisiana loosens gun ownership laws.
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