New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick announced that New Orleans “is becoming safer and safer every year.” She reported a 55 percent drop in murders over three years, with a decrease every year.

NEW ORLEANS — Families of those killed say there needs to be permanent change on Bourbon Street. One year later, that conversation about what to do appears stuck — waiting for the city to act. The big ...

Soldiers and steel barriers now frame the French Quarter streets where a truck plowed through New Year's revelers one year ...

New Orleans Police Department superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick speaks about final 2025 crime statistics for the city during a news conference at police headquarters in New Orleans, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 ...