by Officer Reese Harper
September 2, 2026
Categories: On Duty
Topics: Fifth District, Good Police Work, Traffic Fatality/Hit and Run
What started as a directed NOPD traffic enforcement operation Tuesday turned into a major break in a four-year-old fatal crash investigation.
by Aaron E. Looney
July 16, 2026
Topics: Fifth District, Traffic Fatality/Hit and Run
The NOPD is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred in the early hours today (July 16, 2026) at the intersection of Lizardi Street and North Claiborne Avenue and claimed the life of a pedestrian.
by Jonathan Morris
July 15, 2026
Categories: Be on the Lookout
Topics: Fourth District, Traffic Fatality/Hit and Run, Traffic Fatality
The New Orleans Police Department Traffic Fatality Unit is continuing to investigate a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at approximately 7:25 p.m., in the 3300 block of General Meyer Avenue.
July 7, 2026
Topics: Person of Interest, Seventh District, Traffic Fatality/Hit and Run
The NOPD is seeking assistance in locating a vehicle of interest and its occupant(s) at the time in its investigation of a hit-and-run traffic fatality that occurred on July 3, 2026, in the 5400 block of Chef Menteur Highway.
July 3, 2026
Topics: Seventh District, Traffic Fatality/Hit and Run
The NOPD is investigating a hit-and-run traffic fatality that occurred during the early morning hours today (July 3, 2026) in the 5400 block of Chef Menteur Highway.
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