A former New Orleans Police Department sergeant affectionately known as the “dancing cop” has died after falling ill from ALS.

Over the course of the 10-day Carnival parade season, there were 106 total arrests at the OPSO's French Quarter booking unit. They included 53 weapons-related charges, 52 drug-related charges and 12 battery/assault-related charges,

State Police are looking for Johnnie Crutchfield, 80, who was discovered missing from his home on Bonita Drive around 8:15 a.m.

According to police, on Wednesday, March 5 a man was seen stealing a package from the front porch of a home in the 1200 block of Coliseum Street.

As millions tuned in to watch the Super Bowl in New Orleans this month, outside the Superdome in the central French Quarter, thousands of law enforcement officers patrolled the streets.... Read More

Louisiana police say the Super Bowl reporter ... "We are working with [the New Orleans Police Department]. We're working with state police and the attorney general's office to get as much ...

After a brief post- Super Bowl breather, an intense security presence will return to the streets and skies of New Orleans, as helicopters, drones, bomb-sniffing dogs, SWAT

Mardi Gras festivities were underway early Tuesday in New Orleans despite a forecast of severe weather expected later in the day.

WDSU Anchor Travers Mackel caught up with NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick on the parade route and spoke to her about her decision to let parades roll.

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