Hurricane Katrina

Report: NOPD Told Officers To Shoot Looters

Rachel Slajda | August 25, 2010, 9:23AM

In the days after Hurricane Katrina, an order reportedly came down through the New Orleans Police Department for officers to shoot looters.

According to a joint investigation by ProPublica, the New Orleans Times-Picayune and PBS Frontline*, some officers report being told they could shoot looters in order to "take back the city."

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Topics: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Police Department

Danziger Bridge

Lawyers For NOLA Cops Charged In Danziger Killings To Meet With DOJ

Rachel Slajda | August 24, 2010, 9:37AM

Lawyers for the four current and former New Orleans police officers charged with killing civilians in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina will meet with Justice Department lawyers today to urge the DOJ not to pursue the death penalty.

The four were charged in July with violating the civil rights of unarmed civilians on the Danziger Bridge when they allegedly opened fire, killing two and wounding four, and then, allegedly, covered up what happened on the bridge.

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Topics: Danziger Bridge, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, New Orleans Police Department