One person was killed in a traffic crash on Interstate 10 near Elysian Fields Avenue early Sunday morning, according to the New Orleans Police Department.

A judge says the New Orleans Police Department can begin the process of ending longstanding federal oversight. U.S.

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.

Three New Orleans Police Department officers who helped stop a terror attack suspect who plowed down Bourbon Street have opened up about their experience responding to the attack. The NOPD shared a video featuring Jacobie Jordan, Nigel Daggs and Christian Beyers of the Fifth District.

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

According to the NOPD, two people have been arrested and another is being sought in connection with the crime.

Newly released police bodycam video shows the Islamic State group-inspired attacker who killed 14 on New Year’s Day firing from inside his truck.

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) has taken a critical step toward ending more than a decade of federal oversight following a damning Department of Justice report dating back to 2011.

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

The gap between the formal security plan on paper and the reality on the ground is raising questions about how fully engaged city officials were in formulating, vetting and executing their agreed upon playbook for one of the busiest nights of the year in the French Quarter.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Police Department can begin ending its longstanding federal oversight, a judge ruled Tuesday in response to a request from the city and the Justice Department ...