Suspect in Custody After Barricading Himself in Hale Boggs Building Downtown, Police Say

Man in custody after barricading in New Orleans federal building

New Orleans police respond to individual barricaded inside federal building

Officers with the New Orleans Police Department are responding to an individual who is barricaded in the Hale Boggs Federal Building on the evening of Friday, May 29.

Man who barricaded himself inside of New Orleans federal courthouse taken away by ambulance

New Orleans police responded to a report of a person trespassing inside the federal courthouse in the 500 block of Poydras Street. The individual remained inside the building as Eighth District officers arrived on the scene. No additional details were immediately available.

The man barricaded inside Hale Boggs Federal Court appears sedated, carried out on stretcher

Two windows have been broken on the eighth floor of the Hale Boggs Federal Building, and the man has thrown miscellaneous items out to the sidewalk, including chairs, a filing cabinet, and glass.

Suspect in custody after barricading himself in Hale Boggs building downtown, police say

Officers were called at 5:53 p.m. after receiving reports that a person was trespassing inside the federal courthouse located in the 500 block of Poydras.