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January 3, 2010

Murders drop slightly in New Orleans | WDAM Laurel-Hattiesburg MS

For the second year in row, the murder rate in New Orleans dropped last year…

New Orleans Tulane Plastic Surgeon Stabbed to Death, Home Set on Fire | FOXNews.com

Firefighters found the body on the second floor of his French Quarter home early Saturday after breaking into the "the heavily secured structure" about 3 a.m. because neighbors said the occupant might be inside, said Edwin Holmes, a New Orleans Fire Department spokesman.

18 years later, conviction in New Orleans killing | WXVT-TV Delta News

An Orleans Parish jury has convicted a 37-year-old man of killing another New Orleans man in October 1991.

New Orleans shootings 2 Killed, 9 Injured | WDSU New Orleans

Two people were killed and nine others were shot in New Orleans overnight Saturday.
The crimes happened in seven locations, all within hours of each other.

Orleans DA says no new probe ongoing into Memorial deaths | wwltv.com

Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro said his office has not reopened an investigation into the deaths at Memorial Hospital in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Cannizzaro issued the statement Friday in the wake of reports that the case was being re-examined by different agencies. ...

Louisiana man convicted of killing 5 teens after Katrina | AP News

A Louisiana man was convicted Wednesday of gunning down five teenagers in a grisly crime that prompted the governor to bring National Guard troops back to New Orleans to help curb violence in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Rapper C-Murder Faces Life In Prison After Final Murder Conviction | Billboard.com

Rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller was found guilty of second-degree murder on Tuesday (Aug. 11).
Miller had been charged with killing 16-year-old Steve Thomas at a New Orleans, La., nightclub. According to the New Orleans Times Picayune, a jury handed down a 10-2 verdict in the morning but Judge Hans Liljeberg called for more deliberation after questioning the validity of one juror's vote. After returning to the deliberation room, a second guilty verdict was reached in the afternoon. A defense motion for a mistrial was denied by the judge.

Baton Rouge murder rate skyrockets | WAFB

Baton Rouge's murder rate this year has risen to the point where, using FBI measurement standards, the city is way ahead of traditionally kill-prone cities like Cleveland, Newark, and even Detroit...

SAfrican unveils guidebook for New Orleans crime survivors

A South African woman, whose husband and mother-in-law were murdered five years ago in New Orleans, has unveiled a free handbook for other "survivors" of the city's nation-leading homicide rate.

FBI ranks New Orleans #1 for Murders

Though the city experienced a 17 percent drop in the number of violent crimes last year, New Orleans remains the nation's most murderous city by a wide margin, according to the FBI's annual report on national crime released Monday.

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