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 ...

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

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

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

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

At a time when the New Orleans Police Department is severely lacking manpower, creativity and cameras are being utilized.

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