New Orleans Murder Rate Climbs as City Begins Overhaul of Police
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Late in July, six people were murdered in 24 hours in New Orleans. Five days later police superintendent Ronal Serpas and a dozen uniformed officers visited the neighborhood where three of the killings happened.
Led by a local high-school marching band and passing out paper fans in the heat, the officers headed down Orleans Street in what has become a monthly routine, exhorting neighbors to come out from behind barred doors and march against violence.