The officer is retired with more than 30 years of service and a reserve sergeant currently assigned to the training academy as an instructor, a spokesman said.
The suspect is being held without bond on several charges, including first-degree murder.
The shooting was the second in the area in the span of five hours.
The dog's owners said they had only spent a short time in New Orleans when their vehicle and dog were stolen.
Authorities in Texas are working with police in Louisiana to locate a missing junior high school teacher after her car was found in New Orleans.
A 16-year-old boy is in custody after robbing an off-duty New Orleans police officer early Monday in the French Quarter.
A New Orleans police officer was arrested for allegedly driving drunk while on duty and crashing his marked cruiser into several vehicles.
Authorities in Louisiana made a grim discovery Tuesday evening while searching for a missing 2-year-old boy.
Police have not said if any charges will be filed in connection to the boy’s death.
Brown was wanted in two states, accused of killing a woman in New Orleans and shooting a Tennessee police officer during a traffic stop.
One person was killed and two others injured in a shooting Tuesday outside a high school graduation ceremony that had just concluded at Xavier University, New Orleans police said.
The suspect was arrested and faces multiple charges, including attempted first degree murder.
Officials in Louisiana report a group of nine people was able to be rescued over the weekend after their boat capsized.
Rescue crews searched more than 93 miles along the Mississippi River with a combined 55 total hours.
A police officer with the New Orleans Police Department was arrested on allegations of dealing crack cocaine.
Chris Frantz's post was accompanied by a photo showing the couple’s crumpled white Ford SUV, which appears to have been totaled in the violent collision.
Louisiana authorities said a 4-year-old died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while adults were smoking marijuana in a car.
Four family members, including two children, were killed when a fire raged through a home that was equipped with one inoperative smoke detector, fire officials said.
The gruesome details were contained in an arrest warrant affidavit for 34-year-old Benjamin Beale, who was booked with obstruction of justice in a death investigation and several drug and weapons charges.
Passengers said they were required to show proof of vaccination before boarding in New Orleans and were tested for COVID-19 exposure on Saturday before disembarking Sunday.
The charges could be punishable by up to 10 years in prison, according to the district attorney.
