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Driver accused of attempted murder after striking officer, deputy with car on Bourbon Street
The incident occurred shortly before midnight at the intersection of Bourbon and Conti streets, according to NOPD. Police ...
NOPD officer, OPSO deputy injured in French Quarter; alleged hit-and-run driver arrested
The incident occurred shortly before midnight at the intersection of Bourbon and Conti streets, according to NOPD. Police ...
Most Louisiana police officers aren’t required to swim | Here’s why it matters
"Keep in mind of something, not every police officer knows how to swim." That statement raised eyebrows, and questions in the WWL Louisiana newsroom, so we started asking question ...
New Orleans Police Department launches new health initiative
NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department has launched a new program to make the department healthier.
New Orleans preparing for flooding, major intersections could close
RIGHT NOW, NEW ORLEANS POLICE OFFICERS ARE ON A 12 HOUR ROTATION SYSTEM, TAKING ACTION AHEAD OF POSSIBLE FLOODING. WDSU ...
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Scan City: Facial recognition debate raises tensions between city, private network
Bryan Lagarde, the architect of the Project NOLA crime camera network, says New Orleans can keep its hands off his facial recognition system.
Face Value: NOPD Chief on Facial Recognition Pause and What’s Next
Just walking into the French Quarter, you are being watched. It's not just by tourists or business owners, but by facial ...
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New Orleans police officer dies from plastic surgery complications in Miami, family says
She was 26, an Army reservist and had just come back from an assignment in Kuwait when she went to South Florida to celebrate ...
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New Orleans police seek expanded facial recognition powers amid privacy backlash
NOPD wants city council to roll back restrictions in the name of public safety, igniting a fierce battle over privacy, civil ...