United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Louisiana | justice.gov | March 20, 2026 Including this jury trial, sixty-three (63) defendants have been charged in the federal probe into the staging of automobile collisions with other vehicles in the New Orleans metropolitan area NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Criminal Division of…
By: John Simerman | nola.com | March 1, 2026 The words of a slain federal witness are expected to loom large in a New Orleans courtroom this week as a trial begins for two local lawyers and two others accused in a wild scheme to stage vehicle wrecks with big rig trucks across the Crescent City. The trial, slated…
By: Sabrina Wilson | fox8live.com | February 13, 2026 NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – While the status of DHS’ Operation Catahoula Crunch in Louisiana remains unclear, Attorney General Liz Murrill said her office worked with NOPD leadership to make sure the police department’s immigration policy complies with state and federal law. “My office worked with the…
By: Gabby Killett | fox8live.com | February 3, 2026 NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A local crime watchdog called Tuesday’s arrest of New Orleans Police Department Sgt. Henry Burke a step in the right direction, saying the criminal investigation could help the city recover lost funds. Metropolitan Crime Commission president Rafael Goyeneche said the allegations against…
By: Winston Reed | wwltv.com | January 22, 2026 NEW ORLEANS — As January comes to a close, New Orleans has recorded fewer homicides than during the same period last year, according to new crime data. Investigators are still working to solve several recent cases, including two homicides. Last week, 19-year-old Kareem Harris was shot and…
By: Aubry Killion | wdsu.com | January 21, 2025 NEW ORLEANS — The city of New Orleans has started a new chapter with Mayor Helena Moreno. WDSU Investigates dug into what benefits former Mayor LaToya Cantrell has now that she’s a private citizen. NOPD says all executive protection security for former Mayor Cantrell was terminated…
By: Ashley Hamilton | wdsu.com | January 15, 2026 NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — According to a new report from the New Orleans Office of the Inspector General, between Jan. 1 and July 31, 2025, the New Orleans Police Department reported more than $260,000 overtime hours. This cost the city more than $16.4 million. “We found that the…
By: Nolan McKendry | nolacitybusiness.com | December 10, 2025 New Orleans has cut major violent crime nearly in half over the past two years while sending more felony defendants to prison, according to a new report from the Metropolitan Crime Commission. From 2022 to 2024, reported homicides, nonfatal shootings, carjackings and armed robberies fell 55%,…
By: Gabby Killett | fox8live.com | December 4, 2025 NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A motion filed in criminal court Thursday (Dec. 4) accuses New Orleans defense attorney Tanzanika Ruffin of defrauding her client and his family out of at least $250,000. The payments sent by a New York family to Ruffin included $66,000 in April,…
By: Chris Joseph | fox8live.com | November 24, 2025 NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A Fox 8 investigation found the Orleans Parish Civil District Court paid $206,988.45 to send judges to conferences since 2021. Orleans Parish court records show Chief Judge Nicole Sheppard led all other judges in travel reimbursements from 2021-25, with $40,189.38. The records…