DNA “works both ways — for the defense, and for the person who says they were a victim,” said Will Snowden, a defense attorney and Loyola University College of Law. “It’s absolutely crucial.”

New Orleans is warily awaiting a monthslong federal crackdown to arrest thousands of immigrants. Around 250 federal agents are expected to arrive Friday in the city that is a beacon for tourists from around the globe seeking the delight and hedonism of the city's famed Mardi Gras celebrations.

"Everyone in this room should be rightly proud about what NOPD accomplished here," said a federal judge after terminating the consent decree for the New Orleans Police

U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan ended her oversight of the New Orleans Police Department on Wednesday during an event at Loyola Law School.

A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the city's chief criminal court record keeper.

Calvin Duncan, wrongfully convicted for decades, wins New Orleans criminal court clerk race, aiming to modernize and protect records.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - With Tuesday’s report that 250 federal agents will be deployed to Louisiana as a part of a massive immigration enforcement effort, local immigrant rights groups are preparing the area’s migrant and Hispanic families.

"I can attest to the fact that the New Orleans Police Department is no longer that department of old," Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said.