Metairie lawmaker’s sterilization idea births backlash
By Deon Roberts, Online Editor After the state evacuated and sheltered thousands of people this year for hurricanes Gustav and Ike, Rep. John LaBruzzo got inspired. “I realized that all these people...
View ArticleCriminal law experts analyze tourists’ arrest
Video of a reported case of police brutality against tourists Justin and Kristyn Seeley during a June 12 incident on Bourbon Street has split criminal justice experts. The footage shows police...
View ArticleCorruption peaks within NOPD in 10-year cycles
The reported cases of police brutality and murders in the wake of Hurricane Katrina were not an anomaly, experts say. The storm did not pervert good cops. It exposed a streak of corruption that has...
View ArticlePlans for new prison put Sheriff Gusman, and his power, in the spotlight
Sheriff Marlin Gusman is the most powerful politician in New Orleans. To some, it might sound like an insane assertion. The sheriff doesn’t set city policy like the mayor or control the purse strings...
View ArticleCBD, Warehouse District stand out as oasis in sea of violent crime
In 2011, there were 199 homicides in New Orleans and not one occurred in the Central Business or Warehouse districts. A small but vigilant population, secured residential structures and a lack of...
View ArticleCriminal law experts analyze tourists’ arrest
Video of a reported case of police brutality against tourists Justin and Kristyn Seeley during a June 12 incident on Bourbon Street has split criminal justice experts. The footage shows police...
View ArticleCorruption peaks within NOPD in 10-year cycles
The reported cases of police brutality and murders in the wake of Hurricane Katrina were not an anomaly, experts say. The storm did not pervert good cops. It exposed a streak of corruption that has...
View ArticlePlans for new prison put Sheriff Gusman, and his power, in the spotlight
Sheriff Marlin Gusman is the most powerful politician in New Orleans. To some, it might sound like an insane assertion. The sheriff doesn’t set city policy like the mayor or control the purse strings...
View ArticleCBD, Warehouse District stand out as oasis in sea of violent crime
In 2011, there were 199 homicides in New Orleans and not one occurred in the Central Business or Warehouse districts. A small but vigilant population, secured residential structures and a lack of...
View ArticleMetairie lawmaker’s sterilization idea births backlash
By Deon Roberts, Online Editor After the state evacuated and sheltered thousands of people this year for hurricanes Gustav and Ike, Rep. John LaBruzzo got inspired. “I realized that all these people...
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