Politics Dec 03 Border Patrol’s expanding role in Trump’s immigration crackdown By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson, Leila Jackson
Nation Nov 20 Multicultural New Orleans is the next battleground in Trump’s immigration crackdown New Orleans, the laid-back city known as the Big Easy and the birthplace of jazz, is about to become the next staging ground for the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. By Jack Brook, Sara Cline, Associated Press
Politics Sep 03 WATCH: Trump says he might send federal forces to New Orleans at Landry’s request President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that New Orleans could be his next target for deploying the National Guard to fight crime, potentially expanding the number of cities around the nation where he may send federal law enforcement. By Will Weissert, Associated Press
Nation Aug 29 20 years on, New Orleans remembers Hurricane Katrina with memorials and brass band parade Katrina, which was a Category 3 hurricane when it made landfall in southeast Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2005, remains the costliest U.S. storm on record. About 1,400 people died in five states. By Jack Brook, Associated Press
Nation Aug 28 Watch 9:43 20 years later, a look at Katrina’s lasting impact and concerns over future storms It's been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coasts. While Katrina remains the costliest U.S. natural disaster, the deepest impact is found in the human suffering and the difficult journey toward recovery. For our series… By Lisa Desjardins, Sarah Clune Hartman, Layla Quran, Cali Steffenhagen
Jul 23 9 of 10 men who broke out of New Orleans jail plead not guilty to escape charges By Sara Cline, Associated Press Nine men accused of breaking out of a New Orleans city jail in May after slipping through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a barbed wire fence pleaded not guilty to escape charges on Wednesday. Continue reading
May 31 More friends, family of New Orleans fugitives arrested for helping with jail escape By Jack Brook, Associated Press Records show some of the fugitives received aid before and after their escape — including from a number of people named in police reports but not yet facing charges. Continue reading
May 20 New Orleans jail worker arrested after admitting he helped inmates escape when they threatened to ‘shank’ him By Jack Brook, Sara Cline, Associated Press Authorities have arrested an Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office maintenance worker in connection with the escape of 10 jail inmates. Continue reading
May 17 Authorities search for escapees after 10 break out of New Orleans jail through hole in cell wall By Jack Brook, Jim Mustian, Sara Cline, Associated Press Ten men broke out of a New Orleans jail Friday in an audacious overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the lone guard assigned to their cell pod was away getting food,… Continue reading
Mar 04 Powerful storms across U.S. bring range of threats from fires to blizzard conditions By Jeff Martin, Jack Brook, Associated Press Forecasts on Tuesday also predicted dust storms in the southwest, tornadoes in the South and blizzard conditions in the Central Plains, and were forcing some changes to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Continue reading