On Saturday night, an NOPD officer shot and killed a four-and-a-half-month-old puppy named Apollo in the Lower Garden District. Two officers had responded to a noise disturbance call, opening the gate of a home on the 1400 block of Felicity Street. The home belonged to Derek Brown and Julie Barecki-Brown, a married couple who had […]
In 2013, a U.S. Department of Justice investigation found that the New Orleans Police Department had established a pattern of unconstitutional policing, including regularly using unjustified force against citizens, making unlawful arrests without probable cause, and discriminating against BIPOC and LGBTQ+ individuals. As a result of the investigation, a consent decree was put into place […]
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), in partnership with the New Orleans Department's Domestic Violence Program, will now ask domestic violence victims about the presence of firearms at every domestic violence incident.
(Updated with statement from NOPD) Claiborne Avenue is known for a variety of reasons. Besides its large homeless encampments, it is also a party spot, a place where people can do everything from listening to good music to getting their car washed. It’s also a place for good food. And Kermit Ruffins at Kermit’s Treme […]
Devin Tucker had a harrowing experience with the Jefferson Parish Police Last week on December 16th after they were called to assist him in a mental health crisis. They were supposed to pick him up from the Coroner’s Office and transport him to West Jefferson Hospital since Tucker, who has schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, was […]
Last month, we covered how the NOPD lied about using racially-biased facial recognition software. The not-so-shocking truth was that their continual and adamant denials of using the software were all lies and that they had been using it for years through federal partners. Just this week, a slew of emails were released that confirmed their […]
The New Orleans Police Department is responding to a bomb threat in the French Quarter.
For years, the New Orleans Police Department has been lying about using facial recognition software, hiding their use of it from the public by never bringing it up on their own volition, and denying their use of it when directly questioned about it. As recently as July, Ross Bourgeois, a representative of the Real Time […]
Mask up, New Orleans! With the recent opening of many long-closed bars, a surge in porch concerts, and the general vibes that, “Huh, maybe we’re through the worst of it” many residents of the Big Easy have been taking it easy when it comes to following COVID-19 restrictions. And our mayor has noticed. Today, Mayor […]
On Monday Republicans in the Louisiana House Appropriations committee advanced legislation that would deter the defunding of police in cities, parishes, and universities. House Bill 38 would require universities, parishes, or cities planning on reducing law enforcement funding to notify the Joint Legislative Committee, which will be comprised of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance […]
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