French Quarter residents rally for more police protection
 

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More than 100 people gathered in Jackson Square this evening to demand more police presence in what many residents fear is a growing area for violent crime. The rally ? held on the first night of Carnival, about an hour before the Krewe de Jeanne D'Arc marched down Decatur Street and a few hours after Mayor Mitch Landrieu officially kicked off the city's 2015 season ? followed growing frustrations from residents during a particularly violent end of 2014.? [ Read more ]

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