The ACLU in Louisiana says a bar manager who claims he was beaten by New Orleans police officers has settled a lawsuit with authorities. The American Civil Liberties Union sued the New Orleans Police Department on behalf of bar manager Steven Elloie (EL-wah). Attorney ...

A state appeals court has ordered the New Orleans police department to rehire an officer accused of using excessive force in an arrest caught on video several weeks after Hurricane Katrina. A former teacher says officer Robert Evangelist threw him against a wall and joined other ...

Two computers were removed from the New Orleans Police Department during a search by the FBI as part of a probe into a deadly bridge shooting in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, officials said Monday. Last September, federal officials announced plans to ...

A man sued the New Orleans Police Department, claiming he was harassed by an officer who threatened to arrest him for wearing a black pinstriped skirt to municipal court. Jeremy Don Kerr is asking for $1 in damages, a ruling that his ...