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Police: bike thefts “the biggest thing right now happening on campus”

Mairead Cahill September 20, 2017

A spike in Uptown bicycle thefts have some Loyola students concerned about security on campus as the New Orleans Police Department described the issue as a “major problem.” In the weekly Second...

Modern Slavery Research Project comes out with new data about human trafficking

Colleen Dulle and Haley Pegg April 28, 2017

UPDATED: April 29, 2017 at 12:43 p.m. Nearly one in five homeless youths are victims of human trafficking. This statistic was among the new findings from Loyola University New Orleans’ Modern Slavery...

The Second District New Orleans Police station is located on 4317 Magazine St. Photo credit: John Casey

Uptown sees increase in vehicle break-ins

John Casey March 31, 2017

Since Mardi Gras’ conclusion, crime in the university area has leveled out, according to the NOPD.The New Orleans Police Department Second District held its monthly crime report meeting at Touro...

The Second District New Orleans Police station is located on 4317 Magazine St. Photo credit: John Casey

Uptown sees drop in persons crimes and residential burglaries

John Casey March 17, 2017

Crime over the past week has decreased since the Mardi Gras season, according to New Orleans Police Department officials at the weekly district meeting. Only four persons crimes, or crimes involving...

Jada Cardona, founder and executive director of Transitions Louisiana, held a town hall meeting against transgender violence on March 10 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans. Photo credit: Haley Pegg

Organization confronts transgender violence

Haley Pegg March 15, 2017

Following a spree of violence against members of the transgender community, transgender people and allies gathered to confront the issue. Jada Cardona is the founder and executive director of an organization...

Uptown increases in property crimes

John Casey March 13, 2017

Several key arrests in the university area are likely to lead to a significant drop in property crime throughout Uptown, according to police officials at the weekly New Orleans Police Department crime...

Gun fired during Uptown parades

Starlight Williams February 25, 2017

It was reported by the New Orleans Police Department that a man had been shot between St. Charles and Napoleon Avenue around 3 p.m. today.The parades stopped for approximately 15 minutes before they restarted....

The Jewish Community Center is quiet after a bomb threat caused the building to be evacuated Feb. 23. Photo credit: Colleen Dulle

Uptown JCC evacuated after bomb threat

Colleen Dulle February 23, 2017

The Jewish Community Center Uptown received a bomb threat this morning, Feb. 23.The building at St. Charles Avenue and Jefferson Avenue was evacuated until the threat was declared "not credible" just before...

Sexual battery reported in Buddig Hall

India Yarborough November 21, 2016

According to Loyola University Police, a Loyola student reported a sexual battery Sunday, Nov. 20 at 8:40 p.m. which occurred in Buddig Hall the morning of Saturday, Nov. 19 between 2 and 4 a.m. The student...

Clown craze ends, fear remains

Colleen Dulle November 20, 2016

The “creepy clown” attacks that garnered global attention this summer and built momentum into October have effectively ended. According to Google news trends, searches for “clown sighting”...

Susan Gisleson, middle, lost her son to a heroin overdose seven months ago and sits on a panel to discuss heroin and opioid addiction. The panel followed the screening Monday, Sept. 19 of “Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict” in Nunemaker Auditorium. Photo credit: Tasja Demel

Loyola hosts screening and panel discussion about heroin addiction

Lily Cummings September 23, 2016

Nunemaker Auditorium hosted a screening Sept. 19 of “Chasing The Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict,” promoted by the Department of Justice and brought to Loyola as part of National Heroin...

Coroner releases cause of death for Loyola students

September 15, 2016
Spokespeople for New Orleans Coroner Jeffrey Rouse have revealed the causes of death of two Loyola students who died last semester, Kyra Koman and Juliano Mastroianni.
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