NEW ORLEANS — Almost 20 years after Hurricane Katrina hit the city, a drive through New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward takes you past boarded homes, empty, overgrown lots and block after block where there ...

The NOPD said two men arrived seeking hospital treatment after being driven in a private vehicle from the Ninth Ward incident ...

The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a double shooting in the Lower Ninth Ward. The shooting was reported in ...

Two men were injured in a double shooting in the Lower 9th Ward on New Year’s Day, according to the New Orleans Police ...

NEW ORLEANS – After Hurricane Katrina, actor Brad Pitt jumped into action to help house families in one of the hardest hit areas: the Lower Ninth Ward. Through his “Make It Right” foundation, the star ...

On this week’s episode, we visit the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans. Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, the neighborhood still carries the scars of the storm — from empty lots to relentless heat.

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LINES COULD SERVE RIDERS IN THAT COMMUNITY. AN OLD SCHOOL IN THE LOWER NINTH WARD COULD SOON SERVE AS THE NEW TRAINING ACADEMY FOR THE NOPD, AS WELL AS THE NOFD AND EMS. MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR HIGH ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the Lower Ninth Ward on Saturday, Dec. 13. According to the NOPD, around 5:28 p.m. a woman was ...