By Erin Lowrey/WDSU/ Mar 7, 2024 NEW ORLEANS —The Metropolitan Crime Commission issued a scathing report on the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office on Thursday. The watchdog group reported that District Attorney Jason Williams’ Office prosecuted less felony crime in the past two years than the previous administration despite a surge in violent crime. The…
PRESS RELEASE: MARCH 6, 2024 A report released today by the Metropolitan Crime Commission (MCC) documents how the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s (DA’s) Office undermined the work of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) and public safety during the first two years of DA Jason Williams’ administration. The felony arrest to conviction analysis applied in…
By Rob Masson/ Fox 8/ Feb. 29, 2024 NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Residents awaiting a unit at the Upper Pontalba Apartments are growing increasingly impatient, waiting for the French Market Corporation to take control of the unit ordered to be turned over by Mayor LaToya Cantrell last year. They say it’s time that the City of…
by: Jordan Lippincott/CBS/Feb 20, 2024 / NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Some lawmakers hope to curb violence in New Orleans by passing new laws, but the president of the Metropolitan Crime Commission believes one of the proposals could hinder crime prevention. According to statistics from the Metropolitan Crime Commission, during the first 14 days of February, New…
By: Shay O’Connor /WDSU/ Feb 19, 2024 BATON ROUGE, La. — Monday was the start of the special session, and crime is front and center at the state capitol during a special session as lawmakers are hoping to tackle crime across Louisiana. According to the Metropolitan Crime Commission, violent crime in Orleans Parish is down compared…
By:Sabrina Wilson/ Fox 8/ Feb. 8, 2024 NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -A special legislative session focused on crime starts soon at the state capitol and lawmakers will likely consider some of the recommendations a committee appointed by incoming governor Jeff Landry came up with. Landry appointed a Crime Transition Council and Rafael Goyeneche of the Metropolitan…
By WL Ian Auzenne | WWL| February 6, 2024 Governor Jeff Landry says the New Orleans Police Department is in shambles. He blames the federal consent decree for handcuffing the NOPD, but one local law enforcement analyst says a bigger problem plagues the department. “The greatest problem with the police department isn’t the consent decree. It’s the…
By Cassie Schirm | WDSU | January 25th, 2024 NEW ORLEANS — Just weeks after the New Orleans City Council confirmed Anne Kirkpatrick as the New Orleans Police Department Superintendent, two grievances were filed back in November. One complaint is in regard to a uniform violation, and the other accuses Kirkpatrick of lying on the job.…
By Cassie Schirm | WDSU | January 19, 2024 NEW ORLEANS —The city of New Orleans and the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office has entered a new contract to help supplement security during Carnival Season. The Cooperative Endeavour Agreement provides funding for extra security details during Carnival parades. The council approved the CEA during its council meeting…
Nola.com-BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer-Jan 13, 2024 Fast response times, quick arrests credited for fewer crimes Unincorporated Jefferson Parish saw an 11% drop in major crime in 2023, mirroring a trend seen across the United States, according to statistics released by the Sheriff’s Office. The agency recorded decreases in every category of crime reported to the FBI except…