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Environmental activist arrested during French Quarter Fest

Longtime environmental activist Luke Fontana was arrested by New Orleans police Friday (April 13) during the French Quarter Festival. The 78-year-old president of Save Our Wetlands Inc. said he was ... read more

Charges dropped against environmental activist arrested at French Quarter Fest

Charges were dropped Thursday (May 3) against longtime environmental activist Luke Fontana, who was arrested at French Quarter Fest on April 13, according to a clerk at the New Orleans' ... read more

New Orleans Agrees Not to Harass or Arrest Environmental Activist at French Quarter Fest

NEW ORLEANS – The City of New Orleans has agreed that it will refrain from harassing or arresting environmental activist Luke Fontana at this week’s French Quarter Festival in response to a lawsuit ... read more

VIDEO: Gunfire erupts after French Quarter Fest; 5 wounded, 1 arrested - FOX 8 WVUE-TV in New Orleans

Ronan Axtell, one of the five victims, said the gunfire erupted during a street fight. “It was just like ‘bah, bah, bah.’ Then a bunch of gunshots and we all just sort of scattered,” he said. read more

ACLU of Louisiana Challenges Arrest of Environmental Activist in New Orleans

Fontana was arrested and jailed for setting up an informational table about his organization, Save Our Wetlands, during the French Quarter Festival in April, 2018. Fontana was injured by his arrest ... read more

VIDEO: Gunfire erupts after French Quarter Fest; 5 wounded, 1 arrested - MSN

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Court documents obtained by Fox 8 reveal that a New Orleans police officer witnessed 25-year-old Christopher Parker fire into a crowd Sunday (April 13) night near Iberville ... read more

Second Suspect Arrested in French Quarter Fest Shooting, Police Say | wwltv.com

New Orleans police arrested Jayden Mark, 17, after a Troop Nola chase. He faces multiple charges in connection with the French Quarter Fest shooting. Skip Navigation ... read more

New Orleans agrees to let 'Save Our Wetlands' activist set up table at French Quarter Fest

The city of New Orleans promised Wednesday not to detain an environmental activist near this weekend’s French Quarter Festival, two days after he brought a lawsuit over his arrest at the event ... read more

Environmental activists arrested at NY state Capitol during protests over climate legislation | WAMC

At least 19 climate activists were arrested at the New York state Capitol this week during protests demanding that Gov. Kathy Hochul sign a key piece of climate legislation into law. read more

Preachers, activists arrested during Southern Decadence to challenge ban

Nine preachers and activists who were arrested Sept. 1 after they allegedly yelled slurs against gays at the Southern Decadence festival in the French Quarter plan to sue the city of New Orleans ... read more

Radical climate activist vandalizes famous painting in Paris

This photo provided by Riposte Alimentaire shows an environmental activist posing by "Poppy Field'' by Claude Monet at the Orsay museum, Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Paris. (Riposte Alimentaire via AP) ... read more