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NOPD Announces Security Update For Superbowl & Mardi Gras

by Karen A Boudrie

January 28, 2025

Categories: Announcement, On Duty

Topics: French Quarter, Mardi Gras, Security, Superbowl

NOPD Announces Security Update For Superbowl & Mardi Gras

The NOPD has announced preliminary plans for the security of the French Quarter and Bourbon Street ahead of the Superbowl and Mardi Gras and beyond, after three weeks of assessment by former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton and his Teneo Global Risk and Consulting team.

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NOPD Investigating Officer Involved Shooting Incident, Injured Officer in Fifth District

NOPD Investigating Officer Involved Shooting Incident, Injured Officer in Fifth District

The NOPD is investigating an officer-involved shooting incident in which an officer was injured by a vehicle on the Westbound side of the Claiborne Avenue Bridge. 

NOPD Investigating Traffic Fatality in Third District

NOPD Investigating Traffic Fatality in Third District

The NOPD is investigating a fatal hit-and-run vehicle crash that occurred today (January 16, 2025) at the intersection of Elysian Fields Avenue and Rapides Drive.

NOPD Arrests Third Suspect in Seventh District Homicide

NOPD Arrests Third Suspect in Seventh District Homicide

Today, January 13, 2025, the NOPD arrested a third suspect in the fatal shooting of a store employee which occurred during a robbery attempt  on December 31, 2024.

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NOPD to Host Public Meetings for Presentation, Feedback on Consent Decree Sustainment Plan

NOPD to Host Public Meetings for Presentation, Feedback on Consent Decree Sustainment Plan

The NOPD will host an upcoming series of public meetings to both present and received public feedback on a proposed sustainment plan for its federal consent decree.

NOPD to Host 2024 Night Out Against Crime Kickoff at Lafitte Greenway

NOPD to Host 2024 Night Out Against Crime Kickoff at Lafitte Greenway

Mayor LaToya Cantrell and the New Orleans Police Department along with other city officials will kick off the 41st annual Night Out Against Crime beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday October 8 along the Lafitte Greenway at the intersection of Saint Louis and North Prieur streets.

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NOPD Announces Security Update For Superbowl & Mardi Gras

NOPD Announces Security Update For Superbowl & Mardi Gras

The NOPD has announced preliminary plans for the security of the French Quarter and Bourbon Street ahead of the Superbowl and Mardi Gras and beyond, after three weeks of assessment by former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton and his Teneo Global Risk and Consulting team.

NOPD Investigating Traffic Fatality in First District

NOPD Investigating Traffic Fatality in First District

The NOPD is investigating a fatal vehicle crash that occurred on January 15, 2025, in the 3200 block of Tulane Avenue.

NOPD Investigating Traffic Fatality in Third District

NOPD Investigating Traffic Fatality in Third District

The NOPD is investigating a traffic fatality in the 1700 block of Gentilly Boulevard that resulted in one death and three subjects injured.

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NOPD Announces Preliminary Crime Statistics for January 26-February 1, 2025

NOPD Announces Preliminary Crime Statistics for January 26-February 1, 2025

The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of January 26-February 1, 2025. Please note that these statistical figures are preliminary and subject to further analysis and revision.

NOPD Announces Preliminary Crime Statistics for January 12-18, 2025

NOPD Announces Preliminary Crime Statistics for January 12-18, 2025

The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of January 12-18, 2025. Please note that these statistical figures are preliminary and subject to further analysis and revision.

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NOPD Announces Preliminary Crime Statistics for January 26-February 1, 2025

NOPD Announces Preliminary Crime Statistics for January 26-February 1, 2025

The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of January 26-February 1, 2025. Please note that these statistical figures are preliminary and subject to further analysis and revision.

NOPD Announces Security Update For Superbowl & Mardi Gras

NOPD Announces Security Update For Superbowl & Mardi Gras

The NOPD has announced preliminary plans for the security of the French Quarter and Bourbon Street ahead of the Superbowl and Mardi Gras and beyond, after three weeks of assessment by former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton and his Teneo Global Risk and Consulting team.

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