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Augustine Greenwood, 80, had just watched her youngest grandson graduate from high school when shots rang out outside Xavier University’s convocation center late Tuesday morning.
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One person was killed and another two were injured in the parking lot of Xavier University’s convocation center Tuesday following a New Orleans high school graduation ceremony, according to police.
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Louisiana's per capita rate of mass shooting incidents is nearly six times the national average.
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The city announced this week that it will begin enforcing an existing rule limiting the number of “elements”— like bands, floats and trolleys — in second lines.
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Amid a spike in violent crime, crime victim advocates made the case for a Trauma Recovery Center to a City Council committee on Tuesday.
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New Orleans’ crime surge has been felt by most residents, including the city’s high school students, who told the City Council earlier this week they felt the government had failed them.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about the political roadblocks to addressing New Orleans’ violent crime problem. We also hear about heightened tensions over redistricting and learn about burn accident awareness and prevention.
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As gun violence and carjackings continue to surge across New Orleans, city leaders gathered Wednesday afternoon to again address the issue of violent crime.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear a roundup of this week’s top political stories. And we learn how New Orleans public officials are responding to an uptick in crime.
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Year-end figures show that Louisiana cities saw the same record surge in homicides in 2021 as many cities in other states, marking a second straight year of rising murder rates. And as the killings have increased, police departments have been struggling to keep up, and the clearance rate — the percentage of cases being solved — has declined in several cities.