Lee Zurik and Mykal Vincent/ Fox 8/ May 1 ST. BERNARD PARISH, La. (WVUE) – Questions surround the misuse of taxpayer money in St. Bernard Parish after Coastal Director John Lane hosted a wedding reception for his son at the historic courthouse without paying to rent the facility. The event took place on Dec. 30, 2023, while…
Nola.com/April 17/ There’s a difference between honest criticism and personal attacks or piling on. Legitimate criticism arises from legitimate differences of opinion or violations of legal or ethical rules, whereas the latter uses accusations or innuendo to garner attention by shocking the sensibilities and doing harm. This is true in our daily lives, but especially so in politics. The…
WDSU/ Cassie Schrim/ April 15 NEW ORLEANS — The Metropolitan Crime Commission is calling for an investigation into the New Orleans mayor and one of her security detail officers. The MCC released a letter Monday that was sent to the Public Integrity Bureau The letter asks that the PIB investigate a lunch between Mayor LaToya…
Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer/ Fox 8/ April 15,2024 NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The head of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, Rafael Goyeneche, is calling on the New Orleans Police Department to launch an internal investigation into a meal shared between Mayor LaToya Cantrell and a member of her executive protection team, Officer Jeffrey Vappie. Photos obtained by…
The FBI New Orleans Field Office is proud to announce the Metropolitan Crime Commission of New Orleans will receive the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on April 19, 2024. Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil will join MCC Vice President Michelle Foster at the event that celebrates outstanding accomplishments…
On Friday, April 19, 2024, FBI Director Christopher Wray presented the Metropolitan Crime Commission (MCC) with the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA) for its service to the people of the Greater New Orleans area. Receiving the award on behalf of the MCC, was Michelle Foster. Foster serves as Vice President of the organization that…
Aubry Killlion | WDSU | Mar 29, 2024 NEW ORLEANS —A fired assistant sheriff filed a bombshell lawsuit against Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson. Pearlina Thomas claims she got fired after raising concerns about how your tax dollars were being spent. Hutson disputes the allegations in the lawsuit. Richard Richthofen Jr. is representing Thomas. “Through…
Kia have been the subject of a surge in car thefts. By: WWL Staff, March 22, 2024 METAIRIE, La. — A Kia dealership in Jefferson Parish said they would offer free upgrades to drivers from Friday to Sunday amid a car theft trend. The event has been scheduled from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at…
WWL-Radio We’ve heard crime has dropped in New Orleans from 2022 to 2023. The decreases continue into 2024. New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission President Rafael Goyeneche gets into some of the reasons why. As the NOPD lost officers, the department went from proactive policing to reactive answering of 911 calls. Goyeneche says that meant fewer…
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…