By Matt Sledge & John Simerman | NOLA.com | September 4, 2022 With New Orleans’ murder rate in the red zone and cops fleeing the force, Mayor LaToya Cantrell has dusted off a quarter-century-old playbook: She’s called in the NYPD. Just as former Mayor Marc Morial did when crime and killing engulfed the city in…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | September 2, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – In the past week, the NOPD investigated more than 10 homicides bringing the total murder count to 198 so far this year. “Carjackings are up 7 percent and armed robberies are up 42 percent,” says Rafael Goyeneche. Rafael Goyeneche…
By Aubrey Killon | WDSU | September 1, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — New documents raise questions over consulting work done for the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office. Kyshun Webster, the former Juvenile Justice Center director for the city of New Orleans, did a few weeks of consulting work for Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan…
By Paul Murphy | WWL-TV | August 30, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — In a story first reported by our partners at the Times Picayune, New Orleans Advocate, New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell may be on the hook for close to $30,000 in air travel upgrades. Travel documents obtained by WWL-TV show Cantrell,…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | August 30, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The New Orleans Police Department’s average response time is getting worse as the department continues to face a critical manpower shortage. “The average is roughly 30 minutes, but if you’re in some districts, it’s like 40 or 50 minutes,”…
By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | August 30, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — The beginning of the end of Kyshun Webster’s tenure as the director of city’s juvenile jail was marked by accusations that he was rarely at the lockup, heavy-handed leadership when he was there, and numerous instances of violence, including the…
By Lee Zurik & Dannah Sauer | WVUE | August 30, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A political analyst says an office that promised transparency and accountability was dishonest in a response to Fox 8. “It doesn’t make sense. You know, it doesn’t pass the smell test,” said Dillard University public policy…
By Anthony McAuley | NOLA.com | August 23, 2022 A New Orleans-based commodities and fuel storage firm has given The Nola Coalition advocacy group a donation of $1 million, the alliance’s largest contribution so far as it campaigns for a new strategy to deal with violent crime in the city. International-Matex Tank Terminals’ Chief Executive…
By Morgan Lentes | WDSU | August 23, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO The Mayor’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention has been working to combat crime in New Orleans for just over a year. The office, which was created in April 2021, is run by director Patrick Young. He spoke exclusively with WDSU on Monday about…
By Kim Chatelain | NOLA.com | August 23, 2022 The Nola Coalition, advocacy group formed last month to attack the city’s violent crime problem, has received a $1 million donation from a New Orleans-based commodities and fuel storage company. International-Matex Tank Terminals’ Chief Executive Carlin Conner said his firm put up the money because it sees crime as…