This comes ahead of the first big weekend of parades, as well as the recently granted SEAR 1 rating for Mardi Gras.

National Guard deployments, use of SWAT teams, and a new traffic mitigation system for parade routes outlined.

Orleans Inspector General found that the NOPD’s noncompliance with crime reporting requirements will continue to impact ...

A letter addressed to New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick from the New Orleans Inspector General, ...

New Orleans will have security zones in French Quarter for Mardi Gras similar to Super Bowl ...

The New Orleans Police Department is asking the public to avoid an Algiers neighborhood as a SWAT roll is underway for a ...

Officers with the New Orleans Police Department's violent offender squad were attempting to arrest a wanted suspect in the ...

WWL-TV presents the 2025 Mardi Gras Parade Tracker. We are New Orleans' premier Mardi Gras parade tracking service. We cover ...

The Krewe of Excalibur is known for its elaborate, over-the-top court costumes. Excalibur takes Mardi Gras to the medieval, ...

Regulations set to go into effect would require platforms verify properties had city permits for short-term rentals.