By Victor Skinner | The Center Square | May 19, 2022 Legislation to increase the penalty for carjackers who cause serious injury has cleared the Louisiana House and could soon head to Gov. John Bel Edwards for final approval. Senate Bill 161, sponsored by Sen. Kirk Talbot, R-River Ridge, was presented for a vote on the…
By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | May 18, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO The vast majority of violent felony prosecutions in New Orleans last year ended with dismissal or plea to a lesser charge, WWL-TV revealed Tuesday in its investigative report “Discounted Justice.” The story got quite a response, and among those who reacted was New Orleans…
BY KASEY BUBNASH | NOLA.com | MAY 18, 2022 Two men killed within about one block and three days of each other in the St. Claude area were identified Wednesday by the Orleans Parish coroner’s office as Dwan Carson, 27, and Maurice Motten, 31. Carson was shot dead Friday in the 4200 block of North…
By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | May 18, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO In 2020, Horace Toppins was already on New Orleans Police radar as a frequent domestic abuser, with a fresh warrant out for his arrest. Seventh District officers were serving that warrant in April that year when Toppins opened fire, shooting officer Kevin Doucette…
By Aubry Killion | WDSU | May 16, 2022 NEW ORLEANS — The city of New Orleans has surpassed more than 100 murders this year. New Orleans has recorded 110 homicides as of Monday morning. This is the fastest the city has reached 100 murders since before Hurricane Katrina. According to the Metropolitan Crime Commission, the last…
BY MISSY WILKINSON and CARLIE KOLLATH WELLS | NOLA.com | MAY 16, 2022 A 31-year-old man was killed in a shooting Monday morning in the Musicians’ Village area of St. Claude, New Orleans police said. It’s the second homicide in the area in less than a week. On Friday, a person was killed a block away…
By Meg Gatto | WVUE | May 12, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO Every day in New Orleans someone becomes a crime victim. The violence touches every neighborhood and affects all walks of life. Carjackings, armed robberies, and murders are happening at an alarming rate in New Orleans and sometimes the crimes can have more than just…
By Charisse Gibson | WWL-TV | May 11, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO Violent crime in New Orleans has unfortunately left many families with a familiar feeling – a feeling of devastation and loss. While some arrests have been made in homicide cases, giving families some closure, others are left in the dark. That’s the case…
By Ken Daley | WVUE | May 11, 2022 NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A man was shot to death in the Seventh Ward on Tuesday night (May 10), New Orleans police said. The NOPD said the 58-year-old victim, whose identity has not been disclosed, was shot multiple times around 10:23 p.m. near the corner of…
By JOSEPH CRANNEY and FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | NOLA.com | MAY 11, 2022 Months before Kenner’s abrupt and controversial decision in 2020 to replace its long-term garbage collector with IV Waste, a top city official helped the company secure a separate contract with a city-supported agency by sharing a competitor’s quote. Top Kenner administrator Chad…