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Top New Orleans news: 1 in 7 adults have outstanding warrant; woman carjacked in school lot; more

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Published on September 24, 2019
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1 in 7 adults in New Orleans has a warrant out for arrest, data shows

There are more than 56,000 outstanding warrants in New Orleans's Municipal Court, dating to 2002, according to city data. A staggering 1 of 7 adults in the country's 50th-largest city has an outstanding warrant. 

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Woman arrested after leaving three kids in hot car

A Good Samaritan noticed the children in the vehicle and got them out.

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Woman carjacked in school parking lot 

School officials say the woman was waiting in the  parking lot when three teens came up to the car, and one punched her in the face and pulled her out.

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1 killed, 2 wounded in separate Monday afternoon shootings

One man was killed and two other people were wounded in a pair of shootings on Ulloa Street and on Ursulines Avenue.

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New deadline set for firms vying to develop  land for entertainment district

The convention center's vision for the land includes a 1,200-room hotel, retail outlets, private residences and entertainment venues. The Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate reports that the project is among the largest planned developments in the city in decades. 

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