Emily Lane
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New Orleans, LA, United States
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Why New Orleans still doesn't have enough police officers
Despite a robust recruitment effort, NOPD has struggled to meaningfully keep up with attrition. → Read More
Orleans DA won't release 'fake subpoena' info because he doesn't want to, ACLU lawyer says
An attorney for the Orleans Parish District Attorney argued the records request was improper and overly burdensome. → Read More
When should troopers chase suspects? 20 of 47 local State Police chases ended in crashes
"Unpredictability factors into the danger," said Walter Signorelli, a retired NYPD officer and current consultant, regarding vehicle pursuits. → Read More
1 in 3 New Orleans inmates take mental health drugs, jail monitors say
Only about 160 of the more than 500 jail inmates prescribed with psychotropic drugs are included in OPSO's mental health caseload, federal jail monitors found. → Read More
'I'll shoot,' gunman told Vapor Room's manager during robbery
A suspected armed robber kept his gun fixed on the 19-year-old manager of a Canal Street vaping shop the "entire time" he was in the store, the manager said Wednesday (Dec. 16). There was an hour left until closing time... → Read More
Judge, ex-prosecutor testify in retrial of Robert Jones for 1992 French Quarter crime spree
A criminal court judge, a supervisor in the district attorney's office and a former prosecutor each raised a hand as they took an oath Tuesday (Dec. 15), before testifying in a hearing for Robert Jones in Orleans Criminal District Court.... → Read More
Algiers shooting victim's mother: Son's trust of others 'the death of him'
Jeren Johnson's wheelchair sat in the living room of his mother's house Friday morning (Dec. 11), nearly a week after police say the 25-year-old was shot to death while riding in a car in Algiers. When the fatal shot was... → Read More
3 armed robberies reported in 4 hours overnight in New Orleans, NOPD says
Three armed robberies were reported in four hours overnight in New Orleans, between 8:30 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 8) and 12:30 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 9). A preliminary New Orleans Police Department report says the robberies, each which involved multiple suspects, occurred... → Read More
40 pounds of cocaine found in bus on I-12: Baton Rouge sheriff
Authorities who searched a bag on a passenger bus Tuesday (Dec. 8) in the Baton Rouge area say they found 40 pounds of cocaine inside. The drugs, which the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said have a street value of $1.8... → Read More
New Orleans mob affiliate Frenchy Brouillette stabbed in the back by roommate, warrant says
Hard partying New Orleans mob figure Kent "Frenchy" Brouillette lived recklessly for decades, the co-author of his autobiography said. His end ultimately came when police found him dead inside a St. Roch house Saturday (Dec. 5) at 79, stabbed in... → Read More
Facebook, cellphones used by New Orleans kidnapping suspect and another man to lure Michigan girl, MLive reports
A 21-year-old man federal agents arrested on kidnapping charges this week in Mid-City is accused helping lure a 14-year-old Michigan girl to Texas, according to Michigan Live. The FBI announced the arrest of Jacob Israel Chox in a release, but did... → Read More
Woman whose lawsuit against ex-Saints Junior Gallette was dismissed files second suit, newspaper reports
A woman whose confrontation with Junior Gallette earlier this year at his Kenner home led to his arrest and was partially captured on a cell phone video has filed a second lawsuit against the ex-Saints player, according to The Advocate. The... → Read More
Pregnant Smoothie King employee jumped counter to escape armed robber, manager says
A pregnant employee at a Smoothie King on St. Charles Avenue jumped the counter to escape Friday morning (Nov. 27) when she saw a man with a gun come inside the store to rob it, the employee's manager said. Leila Rad,... → Read More
5-hour SWAT standoff ends peacefully after shooting suspect surrenders, NOPD says
A SWAT team standoff at an eastern New Orleans apartment building lasted more than five hours Friday (Nov. 27) before the suspect -- wanted in an earlier shooting -- surrendered peacefully, New Orleans police said. Police say Lawshawn Dillon, 34, refused to come... → Read More
Man shoots neighbor, barricades himself in eastern New Orleans apartment, NOPD says
A man shot his neighbor Friday afternoon (Nov. 27) and then barricaded himself inside his eastern New Orleans apartment with a gun, New Orleans police say. A SWAT team was on the scene in the 7200 block of Chef Menteur... → Read More
Watch Mayor Landrieu, NOPD superintendent Harrison talk at Bunny Friend Park shooting scene: Video
New Orleans police say at least 16 people were wounded in a shooting Sunday evening (Nov. 22) at Bunny Friend Park in the Upper 9th Ward. Gunfire broke out around 6 p.m. as hundreds of people gathered at park for what NOPD... → Read More
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At least 10 people were taken to local hospitals Sunday (Nov. 22) after gunfire broke out into a crowd of hundreds at Bunny Field Park in the 9th Ward. New Orleans Police Department 5th District Commander Chris Goodly described to... → Read More
VIDEO: Bunny Friend Park after police cordon
A view from outside Bunny Friend Park after police had cordoned off the scene where several people were shot during a party that followed a second line parade. → Read More
Louisiana has 7th highest rate of imprisoned women in the world, report says
Louisiana has the seventh-highest rate of incarcerated women in the world, a new report says. The report from Prison Policy, a Massachusetts-based research organization, says 198 out of every 100,000 women in the state are behind bars. Women make up a small portion of... → Read More
Dozens of Paris terror attack victims identified by website
Buzzfeed News has used social media, other media reports and its own reporting to identify dozens of the 129 people confirmed dead in Friday's (Nov. 14) terror attacks in Paris. Those killed include an American college student who attended school in California;... → Read More