Masked federal agents chased a 22-year-old woman in New Orleans who said she was targeted because "I'm brown," according to reports on Friday.

Security video from this week shows her telling the ICE agents to "leave me alone," The Guardian reported. She told reporters that she thought she was going to be kidnapped and ran to her front door to try and get away.

“I have no idea why they targeted me,” Jacelynn Guzman told WWL Louisiana, the outlet's reporting partner. ...

Writer Rod Dreher, Louisiana native and editor-at-large with The American Conservative, felt the heat on social media after calling the new pope by a controversial Cajun name that some consider offensive.

The post came after a report in The New York Times described Pope Leo XIV's roots as "Black Cajun" from New Orleans.

Dreher posted to his 120,000 followers on X Friday, "With a name like 'Prevost' and New Orleans roots, I thought the new pope might be a coona--. Turns out his mama has New Orleans roots -- and he's part black (Creole)! From da 7th Ward."...

FBI Assistant Director Christopher Raia said at a Thursday press conference that investigators have found "no definitive link" between the New Orleans terror attack that killed at least 15 people and the Cybertuck explosion in front of a Trump hotel in Las Vegas that killed the driver.

"Early this morning, evidence response teams finished their work at the crime scene. Bourbon Street has been turned over to the City of New Orleans," Raia said. "As you know, there's also an FBI investigation in Las Vegas. We are following up on all potential leads and not ruling everything out. However, at this point, there is no definitive link between the attack here in New Orleans and the one in Las Vegas."

Raia also said, "We do not believe the public is in danger" at any other location in New Orleans related to the attack perpetrated by 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar....

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By Colin Thorne, University of Nottingham

When Hurricane Sandy struck New York in 2012, it was a brutal wake up call for the Big Apple. That call should have also been heard by the citizens of every other coastal city and those responsible for ensuring their safety – though there is little evidence that it has.

An audit released this week by the New Orleans inspector general found that nearly half of the rape cases studied had been incorrectly classified as lesser crimes, making the city appear to be safer than it actually was.