Rising crime forces local law enforcement agencies to deal with employee retention and turnover problems.

For both officers Pamela Jordan and Lazono Black, their day is spent in and out of a patrol car, responding to dispatcher calls and making their presence known in the area. Magazine Street has been both officers’ beat for less than a year; they have been partners for a month and a half.

During his final State of the City address on Wednesday, Mayor C. Ray Nagin discussed the issues he believed were most important to rebuilding New Orleans: construction, redeveloping housing, economic development and safety.

My big take-away from the first day of The New York Times Student Journalism Institute: I can enjoy the Big Easy without becoming an easy target.