Texas pool party incident and police use of force discussed by local experts
A viral Texas pool party video of a Dallas police officer pushing a 14 year-old girl in a swimsuit to the ground has rekindled the national debate about police's use of force. Metro New Orleans law...
View ArticleBP oil spill claimants speak as the deadline to file nears
Claimants speak about their cases as a long line formed at the Deepwater Horizon Claims Center in Metairie on Monday June 8, 2015. The deadline to file a claim under the multibillion-dollar BP oil...
View ArticleTruck that fell from parking garage
Police tow trucks right an overturned truck that fell from a parking garage at Camp and Poydras June 10, 2015.
View ArticleCar falls from parking garage
Paul Dolce, a contractor working Wednesday morning across Poydras Street, shot this cell phone video right after a large pickup truck crashed through the wall of a downtown parking garage and plummeted...
View ArticleJefferson Parish Councilman Mark Spears
Jefferson Parish Councilman Mark Spears, Jr. discusses the need for a tenant representative on the Jefferson Parish Housing Authority board at the Parish Council meeting on June 10, 2015.
View ArticleNancy Pearson, chairwoman of Jefferson Parish Housing Authority
Nancy Pearson, chairwoman of the Jefferson Parish Housing Authority, praises the performance of the authority's executive director, Juan Patterson, at the Parish Council meeting on June 10, 2015.
View ArticleNon-citizens have rights when confronted by police, says ACLU of Louisiana...
The incident involving a Dallas police officers' use of force against a 14 year-old girl at a pool party has sent shock waves across the country. And that has many citizens conversing about their...
View ArticleMichael Whitaker
Attorney Michael Whitaker describes the reasons why his clients sued the Sewerage & Water Board over the federal drainage canal projects in Uptown.
View ArticleMeghan Burns
Uptown resident Meghan Burns describes the impact of the SELA construction work on her quality of life.
View ArticleRev. Tom Watson
Rev. Tom Watson describes the damage to his church at the corner of St. Charles and Napoleon avenues that attributes to the SELA construction work nearby.
View ArticleKeyta Harrell talks about her nephew, Kernell Harrell
Keyta Harrell talks about her nephew, Kernell Harrell, on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, before learning he was in critical condition following a standoff with an NOPD SWAT team. Police said Harrell shot...
View ArticleNOPD gives details of SWAT roll at Gentilly hotel
Capt. James Scott of the NOPD SWAT team gives details from the scene at a hotel in the 5000 block of Chef Menteur Highway after Kernell Harrell, a suspect last week's shooting death of his girlfriend...
View ArticleRobert Burkett
Robert Burkett, president of the Jefferson Parish firefighters union, thanks the administration and Parish Council for moving forward with raises
View ArticleThe most epic battle in the 2015 Louisiana legislature
Louisiana state senators J.P. Morrell and Robert Adley go head-to-head in this video from the legislative session June 8, 2015.
View ArticleNOPD Chief Harrison on I-10 fatalities
NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison, flanked at left by homicide commander Sgt. Nicholas Gernon and at right by traffic division commander Lt. Anthony Micheu, discusses on Thursday (June 11)...
View ArticleGospel Ron Wilson
"Gospel Ron" Wilson, a disc jockey at WBOK-1230 AM radio in New Orleans, sat behind a radio microphone for the first time in what is now a 41-year career.
View ArticleNatalie Robottom denies accusations
St. John the Baptist Parish President Natalie Robottom held a news conference at Percy Hebert Building in LaPlace on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Robottom responded to the Parish Council's call for an...
View ArticleACLU of Louisiana Director Marjorie Esman talks about civilians' rights when...
ACLU of Louisiana, Executive Director, Marjorie Esman answers questions from NOLA.com readers about civilians' rights when they are confronted by police officers.
View ArticleGirls Rock summer camp teaches gender empowerment through music
Girls Rock summer camp teaches gender empowerment through music.
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