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New Orleans Crime

WATCH: Armed Robber Loses Gun To Victim

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 04.30.2013 | Crime
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A New Orleans man who found himself threatened by a robber wielding a shotgun got the upper hand by seizing the weapon and using it to bash in the thi...

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Man Allegedly Robs, Beats Victim To Prove He's Not A Cop

Posted 04.01.2013 | Weird News
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A New Orleans man is accused of kicking and punching someone into a bloody pulp just to prove that he wasn't a police officer. Police say William ...

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This Is What New Orleans Looks Like: Letters And Photos From The Real NOLA

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.02.2013 | Travel
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This week, a HuffPost reader in New Orleans complained to us that his city is pretending to be something it's not -- namely, a clean, safe place. "...

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Shootings Breaks Out Moments After MLK Parade

Posted 01.22.2013 | Crime
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A shooting broke out in New Orleans on Monday moments after a parade celebrating Martin Luther King Day passed through the Central City neighborhood, ...

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'Thou Shalt Not Kill': A New Street Code For New Orleans

Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D. | Posted 02.12.2013 | Religion
Read More: Murder, Catholic Church, New Orleans, Christianity, New Orleans Crime, Loyola University, Thou Shalt Not Kill, Religion News
Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D.

Reminding people of those four words from the Bible may seem naive to some. But to a community desperate for solutions, the message "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is one way to unite in faith, safety and peace.

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Man Accused Of Taking Out A Loaded Rifle After Being Denied Food Stamps

AP | Posted 11.13.2012 | Crime
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LAPLACE, La. — Authorities say a Louisiana man who got a loaded AR-15 assault rifle from his pickup truck after being turned down for disaster f...

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Two Dead In Car; Two Children Unharmed

AP | Posted 08.18.2012 | Crime
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AVONDALE, La. -- Authorities in greater New Orleans say two young children have been recovered unharmed from a car where a male driver and female pass...

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New Dad Allegedly Beat Crying Infant To Death

Posted 05.09.2012 | Crime
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New Orleans Police say that a man fatally beat his 2-month-old daughter last week because she would not stop crying. Micah Short, 21, initially tol...

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Football Fan Taped Simulating Sex Act On Unconscious Man Gets Sued

AP | Posted 07.05.2012 | Weird News
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NEW ORLEANS -- The Alabama man accused of committing sexual battery on an unconscious LSU fan after the BCS championship football game is being sued. ...

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16 Shot, 2 Fatally, On Halloween In New Orleans

AP | By MARY FOSTER | Posted 01.01.2012 | Crime
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NEW ORLEANS -- Sixteen people were shot and at least two killed in a bloody Halloween in New Orleans that included gunfire on Bourbon Street, the tour...

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New Orleans Mayor Disappears Amid Corruption, Crime, Scandal

GQ | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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To get to C. Ray Nagin's office in the boxy modernist City Hall building in downtown New Orleans, one must pass through metal detectors in the lobby, ...

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