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☆ Clashes escalate at campus protests nationwide as law enforcement makes mass arrests
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —From New York to Los Angeles, college campus protests against the war in Gaza turned violent Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning as police sought to clear campuses of protesters in many locations, leading to mass arrests. The flash grenades emit a bright flash and a very loud bang and are typically used to shock and disorient. Officers arrested more than 200 protesters overnight at Columbia and made dozens of additional arrests at City College of New York located about a mile north in Manhattan, according to law enforcement sources. Columbia announced the NYPD could stay on campus through at least May 17, past the university’s commencement ceremony now scheduled for May 15. Brown UniversityAn exception to the escalating conflict was at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

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A thief stole seven king cakes — about as many as he could carry — during a break-in last week at a New Orleans bakery. “Our king cakes are just that good,” the bakery wrote on social media. King cakes are among the foods most associated with Carnival in New Orleans. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesOne wisecracker responded to the bakery's social media post with a tongue-in-cheek false-admission that he was the thief. ...I’m holding all 7 babies hostage until I get a lifetime supply of King Cakes from you every year,” the man posted.

Persons: Ash, Lent, King Organizations: ORLEANS, —, New Orleans Police Department, New Orleans —, Roman Locations: Gras, New Orleans, Mardi

☆ I missed Beyoncé’s European tour, so I flew 4,600 miles to New Orleans to see her in concert — by myself
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Afterward, I listened to "Summer Renaissance," Beyoncé's reworking of one of my favorite songs, Donna Summer's 1977 disco hit "I Feel Love," on repeat. Beyoncé's daughter, Blue Ivy, dances, as her mother sings behind her on the London, U.K. leg of the Renaissance World Tour in May 2023. Virgin Hotels New Orleans, where I stayed, is only a half-mile from the Superdome stadium, and was well-prepared to host the many concertgoers who stayed there. Members of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour band perform at jazz club Snug Harbor in New Orleans, led by saxophonist Kat Rodriguez (second from right). Caesars Superdome stadium in New Orleans is illuminated by thousands of lights attached to audience members' wristbands during Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour.

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BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore City Council on Monday confirmed Richard Worley as the city’s new police commissioner, a leadership change that comes amid an ongoing push for reform of the embattled agency that began after Freddie Gray’s 2015 death. Harrison led the New Orleans Police Department through a similar reform process before moving to Baltimore. While Harrison brought an outsider’s perspective to the job, Worley is a Baltimore native and a longtime department veteran. Political Cartoons View All 1193 Images“I’ve dedicated my life to serving the Baltimore City Police Department,” he said during a confirmation hearing last month. During the hearing last month, council members once again criticized the department’s lackluster response.

Persons: Richard Worley, Freddie Gray’s, Brandon Scott, Worley, Michael Harrison, Harrison, ”, “ I’ve, I’ve, Pava, Jason Billingsley, Billingsley Organizations: BALTIMORE, Baltimore City Council, New Orleans Police Department, Baltimore City Police Department, Department, Brooklyn Homes, Police Locations: Baltimore, Brooklyn

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Monday that she has chosen Anne Kirkpatrick, a former chief of police in Spokane, Washington, and Oakland, California, to head the New Orleans Police Department, a nomination subject to the approval of the City Council. Kirkpatrick, if approved, would be the permanent replacement for Shaun Ferguson, who retired from the job last year. The post has been held on an interim basis by Michelle Woodfork, a longtime veteran of the New Orleans department, who had also applied for the job. She was tapped to help with police reform efforts in Chicago under then-Mayor Rahm Emmanuel in 2017. Voters approved a measure last year granting the council the right to approve or reject a nominee for police chief.

Persons: LaToya Cantrell, Anne Kirkpatrick, Kirkpatrick, Shaun Ferguson, Michelle Woodfork, Cantrell, Rahm Emmanuel, Helena Moreno, Moreno, ” Organizations: ORLEANS, — New, New Orleans Police Department, City Council, New, U.S . Justice Department, Voters Locations: — New Orleans, Spokane , Washington, Oakland , California, New Orleans, Spokane, Chicago, Oakland

☆ A man is fatally shot near a popular New Orleans restaurant on first day of Jazz Fest
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Jay Croft | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A man was fatally shot and a woman wounded Friday night outside a New Orleans restaurant near the annual Jazz Fest, which started Friday. They found a man dead at the scene near Mandina’s Restaurant, a 90-year-old institution. A woman on the streetcar at the time told WDSU the streetcar was stopped and police told everyone to get off but did not say why. “The neighborhood comes alive during Jazz Fest,” he said. “It would be busy on any Friday night, but especially after Jazz Fest.”

☆ Mass Shootings Kill One at a Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans, One at a Memphis Nightclub
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Sara Randazzo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Law-enforcement officers arrived Sunday night in New Orleans moments after shots were fired and arrested a suspected shooter. Two people were killed and 14 others injured in mass shootings that occurred over the weekend during the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans and at a nightclub in Memphis, police said. In New Orleans, law enforcement arrived Sunday night moments after shots were fired around 9:30 p.m. and arrested a suspected shooter, according to the New Orleans Police Department. One male later died and two other men and two women—including one juvenile—were being treated at a hospital in stable condition, according to officials.

☆ Mass Shooting at New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade Kills 1, Injures 4
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Sara Randazzo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The scene of a shooting during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans Sunday night. One person died and four others were injured after a shooting during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans Sunday night, police said Monday. The New Orleans Police Department said law enforcement arrived moments after shots were fired around 9:30 p.m. and arrested a suspected shooter. One man later died and two other men and two women—including one juvenile—were being treated at a hospital and are in stable condition, according to officials.

☆ New Orleans police employee fatally stabbed while driving for Uber; video of attack posted to Facebook, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Police in New Orleans arrested a man who allegedly killed his Uber driver at the end of a ride, filmed the aftermath and posted it to Facebook, according to officials. She was a budget admin in their fiscal department for the past 10 years, according to NBC affiliate WDSU. The sheriff's office apprehended Jacobs at the hotel within hours of the incident and charged him with second degree murder, according to a news release. "Our investigation has shown that the victim was an Uber driver providing a ride to Jacobs from a location in New Orleans to the hotel," the sheriff's office said in a statement. "When the ride ended, Jacobs stabbed her repeatedly before leaving the vehicle."

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