In the cool darkness of Wednesday morning, Louisiana State Police officers moved from tent to tent in a camp set up under an overpass in the middle of New Orleans. Residents need to pack, officials told them. Buses were waiting to take them to temporary housing. Ronald Lewis listened to the authorities: three meals a … Read more
The search was on for Elliot Wilkinson, a 40-year-old man who was one of 14 people killed in New Orleans this week in what federal authorities are investigating as a terrorist attack. According to Unity of Greater New Orleans, a local homeless outreach group, Mr. Wilkinson had been released from prison and was homeless, but … Read more
His electric truck was already headed toward New Orleans, traveling from his trailer home outside Houston and past the twinkling oil refineries to the east, when Shamsud-Din Jabbar began capturing a video on his phone in the dark. “I wanted to record this message for my family,” Mr. Jabbar said. “I wanted you to know … Read more
As the old year was reaching its final moments, New Orleans seemed ready for the new year. The city had gone through tough times, but things were looking up. Gun violence, which increased to alarming levels during the pandemic, has declined dramatically. The Super Bowl, returning to New Orleans in February after a dozen years, … Read more