This comes ahead of the first big weekend of parades, as well as the recently granted SEAR 1 rating for Mardi Gras.

New Orleans police officials say there will be a heightened security zone in the French Quarter similar to what was ...

NEW ORLEANS — Stepped-up security measures are now in place in New Orleans ahead of the big Mardi Gras celebration. Public ...

The NOPD will have 600 officers dedicated to Mardi Gras, and will be supported by the Louisiana State Police, who are providing 150 troopers, the Orleans Parish Sheriffs Office and other state and ...

Bomb-sniffing dogs, drones and helicopters are among the added security planned for Mardi Gras in the wake of the Jan. 1 ...

"We suspect that the investigation will lead to her being involved in another death case in the city of New Orleans back in December," Kenner Police ... met in the French Quarter, probably in ...

A national crime camera program that started in New Orleans, Project NOLA, played a key role in the aftermath of the Bourbon terror attack on New Year's Day.

Parade-goers at Gallier Hall this year must bring clear bags and pass through metal detectors, under new Mardi Gras security ...

City officials held a ceremony Monday to promote officers within the New Orleans Police Department. "It's been a priority to ensure that we invest in the New Orleans Police Department," Mayor LaToya ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Five years after a Fox 8 investigation uncovered deep dysfunction within New Orleans' Department of ...