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.

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 ...

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.

Police say one arrest has been made and at least two more are expected in connection with the death of Caleb Wilson.

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — A former New Orleans Police Department sergeant has been sentenced in a wire fraud case. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 57-year-old Todd Morrell was sentenced to five years of probation and eight months of home confinement after pleading guilty to six counts of wire fraud.

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

Special to the American Press Louisiana State Troopers are preparing for the busy Carnival season and assisting across the state. The celebration is expected to draw large crowds to the French Quarter and surrounding metro areas.

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

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