GiveNOLA Day 2019: $5.9M raised for New Orleans nonprofits

750 local nonprofits received more than 50,000 donations and over $5.9 Million during the 2019 GiveNOLA Day. The Greater New Orleans Foundation’s Center for Philanthropy presented their annual giving event on May 7.

The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Uptown’s Louise S. McGehee School, and the Louisiana Children’s Museum received the highest dollar amounts, while GiveNOLA’s Lagniappe Fund, Team Gleason, and McGehee School had the most donors.

Here is a preliminary breakdown of GiveNOLA Day’s leaderboard.

Quick action is key to public safety and criminal justice, Jefferson’s Sheriff Joe Lopinto says

With gun violence always in the spotlight, the New Orleans-based Home Defense Foundation honored Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph P. Lopinto III Tuesday night for his commitment to keeping residents and business owners safe. “The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office does not prevent crime; we solve crimes quickly to prevent the next crime,” Lopinto said.

Lopinto’s office serves over 400,000 residents, more than any other parish in Louisiana, and ranks as the 15th largest sheriff’s jurisdiction in the U.S. “We make sure to solve crimes quickly to prevent retaliation,” he said. One tool that helps Lopinto reach that goal is the JPSO’s in-house crime lab, the only facility of its kind in the region. Though the lab is expensive to operate, it provides immediate results. In just minutes, analysts “put the pieces together” that often lead to a prompt arrest.

Suspects sought in Broadmoor auto burglaries

The NOPD is seeking assistance from the public in identifying and locating suspects, pictured above, who are wanted in connection with Broadmoor auto burglaries.

On Tuesday, May 7,  around 12:15 a.m., four to five individuals arrived at the 3500 block of Upperline Street in a silver Nissan SUV.

CVS Pharmacy on Carrollton robbed by someone who had keys, knew codes

The NOPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in a theft that occurred May 1 in the 3700 block of South Carrollton Avenue.

At 11:05 p.m., a surveillance camera captured video of a man, pictured above, entering the CVS Pharmacy on Carrollton near Washington Avenue, using a key to open the door. The store had closed at 10 p.m.

Fanny pack snatched from 73-year-old on Hollygrove street

A 73-year-old man was robbed in Hollygrove on Sunday, the New Orleans Police Department reported.

The victim was in the 8700 block of Apricot Street on May 5 at about 1 p.m. when he was pushed to the ground by a man who grabbed his fanny pack.

The victim was able to recover his property, but the assailant was not identified or located.

Student’s case against Sophie B. Wright heads to federal court in what lawyer calls a ‘stall tactic’

Sophie B. Wright Charter School filed a motion Monday, May 6, to move a case filed by one its students to federal court. The school’s attorney, Tracie Washington, filed notice as the student, her parents, lawyer and other supporters were set for a hearing at the Orleans Civil District Court.

Lyric Fernandez, an 18-year-old senior, alleged in the April 26 complaint that the Uptown public charter school denied her due process when it determined its punishment for a senior prank.