A bill sponsored by Louisiana State Senator J.P. Morrell (D – New Orleans) is looking to change the appeals process for people who get traffic camera tickets in the city. The bill would give drivers […]

Dharun Ravi, 20, faces up to 10 years in state prison after being found guilty of spying with a on his Rutgers University roommate, Tyler Clementi, with a webcam because he was gay. Clementi committed […]

Russell Brand’s mugshot may be hilarious, but the funnyman probably wasn’t laughing when he turned himself in to NOPD this afternoon after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Brand threw a paparazzo’s iPhone through […]

Thomas Robert Harter, 44, was swerving and speeding in a car as he crossed the Causeway bridge over Lake Pontchartrain on Sunday afternoon, witnesses told police, before jumping off the bridge to escape arrest. Harter […]

Many people convicted of DUIs in San Francisco could be getting a lucky break. Police are being accused of faulty breathalyzer tests spanning ten years after uncovered records show the machines were not properly maintained […]

Former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and the current Saints organization are expected to be severely punished following a NFL investigation that discovered Williams offered ‘bounties’ of $1,000 or more for brutal hits that left […]

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has a tough decision to make: who among the companies involved in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill – BP, Transocean, or Halliburton – deserves to pay billions of dollars […]

Good morning, it’s March 2nd 2012, and we are just ending out very long and tiresome Mardi Gras season. There’s some even bigger events coming up in the next few months too; we have the […]

Thursday March 1, 2012, the New Orleans Police Department’s Traffic Section will conduct a DWI Checkpoint beginning at approximately 9:00 P.M. and concluding at approximately 5:00 A.M. in the Uptown area. Motorists will experience minimal […]

Yesterday New Orleans detectives arrested the man they believe gunned down an Algiers father last month when he tried to stop a carjacking in progress. Officers picked up 17-year-old Kendall Harrison at his school in […]

Opponents of drunken driving are applauding the Virginia state Senate for passing a bill to require even first-time DUI offenders in Virginia to install a device to prevent them from operating their vehicle while intoxicated. […]

The FedEx deliveryman thought he was just dropping off a routine package to the 2600 block of Myrtle Street in Gentilly. What he didn’t know was that the package contained over five pounds of premium […]

The Jackass “star” Bam Margera spent Lundi Gras in the custody of the New Orleans Police Department after getting arrested for being out of control at a party during the festivities. Margera said that he […]

Tonight, parade officials and the New Orleans Police Department announced changes to Saturday’s parade schedule because of rain in the forecast. Weather permitting, the following schedule has been agreed to: NOMTOC will now roll on […]

Below is the current list of parades rolling through the city of New Orleans from today to Fat Tuesday. Have a wonderful Mardi Gras, and stay safe and smart. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17th 6:00PM Knights of […]

A car crash on I-10 Saturday night has resulted in the death of a 76-year-old woman from Metairie, Claire Lajaunie, as well as the critical injury of the driver, a 77-year-old woman from New Orleans. […]

NOPD’s Public Information Office has circulated the following laws that all parade goers should know about during Mardi Gras 2012: New Orleans Police officers will be enforcing these laws along parade routes first and foremost […]