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Earlier this month, the New Orleans Police Department signed off on the co-ed krewe’s permit to parade thr… » Read More 2014 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule Sneak Peek May 9, 2013 | Who’s ready for Mardi Gras 2014? I’ve been ready since the last parade rolled by in February. ...
The men and women in blue, our own New Orleans Police Department, akaNOPD, are the coolest cats on the parade route. Virtually nothing nonplusses them. They have seen it all on St. Charles Avenue during Carnival literally. They almost always have time to answer a question from a tourist ...
New Orleans Police Department resolves standoff without violenceKathryn JezerMorton
NEW ORLEANS - Officers at the New Orleans Police Department have an adorable sidekick: a one-eyed miniature horse. The animal was gifted to the department's mounted unit. The department shared video on January 19 showing Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick overjoyed to receive the sur...
Department of Justice’s attempt to close a yearslong chapter of federal oversight of the New Orleans Police Department. On Sept. 27, the city and DOJ asked U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan to begin to ramp down the police department’s consent decree, which was put into place after...
NEW ORLEANS —There’s some good news and some bad news about this city’s beleaguered Police Department, which has become better known for committing crime than for fighting it. The good news is that last year’s record homicide rate has begun to plunge, perhaps enough for the Big Easy ...
VESTS FOR THE BEST: In celebration of their 35th anniversary the Mystic Krewe of Shangri-La invites you to attend Vest for the Best, a fundraising event to supply the New Orleans Police Department with bulletproof vests. This fun-filled evening will take place at Rock n Bowl, 4133 S. Carro...
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About 100 officers were on the scene of the second line, which drew thousands of spectators on Sunday, and yet "the tragedy still occurred," Kirkpatrick said at a news conference. New Orleans Councilman Eugene Green, who was at the second line, said "the New Orleans Pol...