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3 unusual facts about Danziger Bridge


Danziger Bridge

In 2005, the bridge was the site of the Danziger Bridge shootings, in which two unarmed civilians were gunned down and killed by members of the New Orleans Police Department.

Danziger Bridge shootings

The Danziger Bridge shootings were police shootings that took place on September 4, 2005, at the Danziger Bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Kurt D. Engelhardt

Judge Engelhardt gained notice as the judge who sentenced the police officers who shot and killed two unarmed civilians and covered it up during the Danziger Bridge shootings on the Danziger Bridge in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005, aggravating the offenses by appearing to justify them under the color of law, conspiracy and obstructing justice (misprision of a felony) by stating in official reports that an officer had been down and that they had been attacked.



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