Louisiana State Police, Finds Pattern and Excessive Force
With the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras coming, Gov. Jeff Landry is using the emergency order from the New Year’s attack on Bourbon Street to remove the homeless from downtown.
As New Orleans prepares to host the Super Bowl next month, Louisiana authorities cleared homeless encampments around the stadium Wednesday and relocated many to a temporary warehouse facility that costs millions of dollars to operate.
The court blocked an injunction that aimed to halt state police sweeps at homeless encampments across the city.
NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — Three people were arrested following a drug bust in New Orleans. The Louisiana State Police reported that troopers with Troop NOLA and Harbor Police recovered more than 1,000 doses of Tapentadol, four pounds of marijuana and a gun while patrolling in the area.
Louisiana State Police bought a small passenger plane for $5.5 million in September that Gov. Jeff Landry has been using to travel around the state.
Tyrone Mimitte, right, hurriedly gathers his possessions as Louisiana State Troopers prepare to remove a homeless encampment underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans early in the morning on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
The Louisiana Supreme Court has overturned an injunction, allowing police to resume clearing homeless encampments in New Orleans.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) said security measures would be in place through Mardi Gras celebrations in March after a deadly New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans. “I think that
Gov. Jeff Landry has also sought to beef up security in the city after a New Year’s Day terror attack killed 14 people.
Gov. Jeff Landry's point person in New Orleans is taking a hands-on approach to reform at the east bank's flood control authority.
Shock and grief have given way to finger-pointing over whether additional security could have stopped — or mitigated — the recent attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans.