Desmond Olivier

Public Safety reporter · NOPD, courts, emergency response. Official releases and verified reporting only

Public Safety reporter covering the police department, courts, and emergency response from official releases and verified reporting.

Stories by Desmond

Public Safety
Ka'Sheena Daniels, 31, killed on I-10 after stopping to pull her neighbor from a flipped car
The New Orleans mother stopped on westbound I-10 near Elysian Fields on Sept. 25 to pull a trapped driver from a flipped car. A second vehicle struck the stopped cars and sent her over the side.
Oct 06, 2026
Public Safety
One year out: holding the NOPD's reforms without a federal monitor
The consent decree ended Nov. 19, 2025, after 12 years and $20 million in monitoring costs. The test now is durability.
Sep 27, 2026