New Orleans police are seeking the public’s help in identifying three suspects allegedly involved in a Sunday morning fight outside a Marigny bar. A witness said he saw a group of three or four men standing at the corner of Chartres and Marigny streets, outside The Friendly Bar around 4:45 a.m., officials said.

Two Southwest Airlines passengers tested the limits of freedom to move about the country this morning, and lost. A flight en route to Las Vegas from Fort Lauderdale was diverted to MSY after what amounted to a fistfight broke out on the plane, FBI Special Agent Kyle Harnahan said.

In this week's debased dossier, a market robber made sure to take some shrimp as lagniappe, a hammer and ice pick were used as weapons in separate assaults and police rounded up a handful of robbers. Every week, NoDef lists all of this week's crime, all in one place:

In this week’s list of lawlessness, a birthday boy got shot below the belt, a blind man got robbed, a snowball machine got scyped, and agitated individuals donned barstools and sticks to fight back. Click through for the full rundown.

Along with a rash of robberies Uptown, the French Quarter and CBD have also seen a heavy dose of muggings and confrontations within the last few weeks. Though armed robberies in the city's most congested districts are nothing new, this weekend saw a particularly high tally. The NOPD's 8th District reported 10 incidents over the weekend, eight of which were within da Quarters. All of the victims came out unscathed, but there were dramatic moments.

Our esteemed junior senator, (affectionately dubbed, "Vitty Cent," here on the interweb) does have a habit of attracting, umm, let's call 'em "characters." So, it was not surprising to learn that one of his aides had plead guilty to violently attacking his ex girlfriend with a knife; hell, it was not even surprising that after a five day suspension said aide returned to his job, including duties as the "point person on women's issues." What was surprising is that WWL is not running an interview with Vitty on the attack. DailyKingfish' Take. National Coverage.