With Mardi Gras celebrations under way, the city of New Orleans is ramping up security measures in response to the heightened ...

Prosecutors have accused Conrad Claus of working with a homeowner and appraiser when he was a New Orleans police officer to claim valuable paintings were stolen.

Event organizers say the change will improve safety at the annual event, which brings about 600,000 people to the small west ...

One person was wounded in a shooting on Bourbon Street Saturday night after a gun was accidentally discharged on the busy strip, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Po ...

The promise from authorities for more security threatened to conflict with the city’s anything-goes sensibilities, and some ...

More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes into full swing in New Orleans this weekend.

Local authorities have established the French Quarter Enhanced Security Zone Friday through Ash Wednesday in an attempt to ...

Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will ...

The settlement with the school board was brokered last fall by the New Orleans City Council and Cantrell’s own top deputy, ...

The rooftop snipers, bomb-sniffing dogs and armored vehicles seen during the Super Bowl will be back in the French Quarter on ...

BROOKLYN, Ohio -- The Brooklyn Police Department recently hired new officer Mercedes Mosley, who was sworn in last month. After working for eight years in the loss prevention field, Mosley ...

The pause on the promotions came following an investigation into possible bias and alleged cheating in the exam process. “Not only was there no bias, or evidence of such, she commended them for ...