U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan said the police department has transformed itself into a more transparent and accountable agency.

The U.S. Department of Justice issued a report Thursday evening finding that Louisiana State Police employs practices that violate the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, specifically the use o

The Islamic State group-inspired attacker who killed 14 people in a truck rampage on New Year’s Day in New Orleans shot at police from inside his truck before officers fatally shot him, police bodycam footage released Friday shows.

The Louisiana State Police for years have used excessive force during arrests and vehicle pursuits. That's according to a scathing report released Thursday by the U.S.

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department could be on the eve of emerging from the federal consent decree. A U.S. District Court judge will announce a decision Tuesday on whether the NOPD is ready to have less oversight.

Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick also identified the officers who fired on the attacker, calling them “national heroes.”

At least two dozen New Orleans terrorist attack victims are filing lawsuits against the city and its police department, according to the law firms representing them.

Judge Susie Morgan granted the NOPD a two-year sustainment period, signaling the beginning of the end of the consent decree.

Two people have been arrested with a third wanted in connection to a murder that took place in New Orleans East on New Year's Eve, 2024.

On This Week in Louisiana Politics, the United States Department of Justice released a bombshell report stating that the Louisiana State Police have used excessive force in their encounters with the public.

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is preparing the city for the upcoming winter weather impacts. NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick is expected to release details of the department’s plan for the impact on traffic from the drop in temperatures expected to start the week of Jan. 20.

As New Orleans prepares to host the Super Bowl next month, Louisiana authorities cleared homeless encampments around the stadium Wednesday and relocated many to a temporary warehouse facility that costs millions of dollars to operate.