New Orleans had a rocky start in 2025, but after a successful Super Bowl, the city can also boast about a successful Mardi Gras. NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says Governor Jeff Landry’s emergency declaration following the Bourbon Street attack allowed for more federal resources that helped make sure Mardi Gras was safe.
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With the help of former Dateline NBC correspondent Chris Hansen, the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested 11 men in a recent online solicitation sting. Hansen says what’s especially scary is that many people arrested were everyday people, some working in positions in which they were routinely around children.
At least two people are reportedly dead and many more were injured from gunfire during a Mardi Gras celebration in the Evangeline Parish town of Mamou. Shots were fired when musician Chris Ardoin was performing at the Mamou Mardi Gras Zydeco concert. Ardoin went on Facebook to say he was previously shot in 2021 while performing at the Louisiana Mudfest in Grant Parish, which is also outdoors. Ardoin doesn’t understand why something like this would happen…
An Oil City man was arrested at Northwood High School after allegedly threatening and attacking a school resource officer with an umbrella. Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office Lt. Breck Scott Scott emphasized when schools are on lockdown its for security purposes to protect students and faculty.
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Fenner is being held at Caddo Correctional Center.