Orleans Public Defenders this week made a case for how the agency would spend additional city funds next year, money it said ...

Editorial: We can all celebrate the drop in New Orleans crime. And when we do, we should remember to spread the credit around ...

New Orleans police have seized fewer guns and made fewer illegal gun possession arrests this year compared to last, leading ...

Law enforcement, health officials and others in the city describe a broad set of actions that have helped to extend a ...

Recent changes to state criminal justice laws have strained local courts and jails, and the Orleans Public Defenders Office ...

A New Orleans man pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm after an altercation on Bourbon Street and faces ...

The national event brings people and law enforcement together, promoting crime prevention in neighborhoods. "We need more ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry stopped by WDSU and answered questions on topics ranging from crime, to the upcoming Super Bowl to the federal probe into New Orleans City Hall and Mayor LaToya Cantrell. It ...

New Orleans man Roland Robinson sentenced to 60 months for drug distribution and an additional 60 months for firearm ...

The FBI’s quarterly data shows there has been a 23 percent decrease in murder nationally. New Orleans, however, has seen a sharper decrease, with a 39 percent drop in murders and less than 100 murders ...

(The Center Square) − One of the most alarming crime trends in New Orleans has been the rise in rape cases. From 2014 to 2019 ...

Tuesday, Oct. 8 is marked as National Night Out Against Crime and law enforcement agencies across Southeast Louisiana are ...