By Rob Masson | WVUE | January 23, 2023 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Members of New Orleans’ criminal justice community are responding to Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s statements made on national television about the city’s crime fight. Cantrell claimed New Orleans’ murder rate and police officer attrition were on the “decline” and expressed little…
By Lily Cummings | WWL-TV | January 20, 2023 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — In 2022, New Orleans saw the highest number of vehicles thefts in a decade. According to the City of New Orleans’ crime dashboard, there were 4,011 auto thefts. Now 20 days into 2023, the numbers are alarming. “618 reported car…
By Danae Columbus | Uptown Messenger | January 19, 2023 Watching yesterday’s special City Council meeting on crime was very painful. It put a spotlight on the fear, frustration and anger of thousands of New Orleanians who recognize that the city has probably never been so unsafe. Voters also realize that New Orleans political, business,…
By Lee Zurik & Dannah Sauer | WVUE | January 17, 2023 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A source tells Fox 8 a new court filing accuses New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell of having an extramarital affair with a member of her security team. The wife of New Orleans police officer Jeffrey Vappie…
WWL-Radio with Newell Normand | January 16, 2023 CLICK FOR INTERVIEW Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, joins Newell to give the latest on the crime stats in New Orleans, the national search for an NOPD superintendent, and the Mayor’s Violent Crime Task force.
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Louisiana Wednesday, January 11, 2023 NEW ORLEANS – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that former Louisiana State Senator and Chair of State Political Party “A,” KAREN CARTER PETERSON, age 53, from New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance to…
By Eleanor Tabone | WWL-TV | January 3, 2023 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — Three days into the new year and the city’s crime problem continues to take lives. It’s the most recent bloodshed in New Orleans – four people were shot Tuesday evening on S. Rocheblave Street, near Washington Avenue. All of them…
By Lee Zurik & Dannah Sauer | WVUE | December 1, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – FOX 8 obtains records the City of New Orleans first refused to turn over after a FOX 8 attorney sent a demand letter to the City Attorney’s Office. The City Attorney first said the records were…
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Louisiana Wednesday, October 12, 2022 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that HERBERT ALLEN (“ALLEN”), age 37, and DION RIDLEY (“RIDLEY”), age 23, agreed to plead guilty to count one (1) of their indictment, charging Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of Title…
By Michaela Romero | WGNO | September 20, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — New Orleans has skyrocketing homicide rates in 2022. According to the Wall Street Journal, New Orleans has the highest homicide rate of any major city so far this year. Their data shows that there are about 41 homicides per 100,000 residents.…