NOPD seeks help via social media to find Ronald Washington, charged with aggravated assault and firearm possession.

The New Orleans Police Department, the Louisiana State Police, and Homeland Security are executing a search warrant at a home near St. Charles Avenue and Broadway.

The New Orleans flood authority is spending millions more on police cars, weapons and training as its budget grows, prompting questions about priorities.

Officials with the New Orleans Police Department released the final crime statistics for 2025. On Monday, Jan. 5, NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick and NOPD staff members discussed the statistics during a news conference.

Including the 14 lives lost in the New Year’s Day terror attack on Bourbon Street, the NOPD said murder was down 3 percent in 2025 compared to 2024. And in a three-year comparison, the department noted it investigated 266 murders in 2022 and 121 in 2025, a 55 percent reduction.

NOPD seeks public help in identifying a person of interest in a December 29, 2025, homicide on Chef Menteur Highway.

Axios Visuals New Orleans' violent crime continued to trend down for the third year in a row, according to newly released statistics from the city police department. Why it matters: New Orleans carried the title of "murder capital of the U.

Officers with the New Orleans Police Department are investigating a shooting that left a man dead on Monday, Dec. 29.

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a young girl missing since late December.