NOPD News

Today (May 13, 2025) the NOPD – aided by the U.S. Marshals and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office – arrested Evans Rogers (black male, DOB: 05-01-2006) in its investigation of an attempted homicide incident that occurred on May 12, 2025, in the 1600 block of Elizardi Boulevard.

During a press conference on May 6, NOPD Superintendent Anne E. Kirkpatrick addressed the department’s continued efforts to fight crime in the city, citing data compiled by the department’s Analytics Unit that show a continued significant decrease in both overall violent crime as well as in respective subcategories.

Joined by its law enforcement partners at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, the NOPD today (May 6, 2025) held a media briefing to discuss the current results of an ongoing multi-agency operation focusing on removing criminals, illegal narcotics and firearms from the streets of the city.

NOPD Superintendent Anne E. Kirkpatrick today outlined crime statistics for the complete year of 2024 during a press event held at NOPD Headquarters.

The NOPD responded to a fatal traffic crash that occurred during the early hours today (January 1, 2025) at the intersection of Bourbon and Canal streets that has resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries, including the suspected pereptrator.