2013 Media Archive | Metropolitan Crime Commission

“Report- New Orleans arrests continue slide” November 20, 2013; The Advocate

“Fewer NOPD officers on streets leads to fewer arrests, MCC report says” November 20, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Tower of Trouble – Main cop in housing complex has troubling history” November 19, 2013; WWL-TV

“Area business leaders agree to preach the value of regional cooperation” November 5, 2013; The Advocate

“Audit finds NOPD Statistics Underreported” October 28, 2013; WGNO

“N.O. Mayor’s office releases Tulane scholarship forms” October 28, 2013; The Advocate

“Our Views Open records on scholarships” October 22, 2013; The Advocate

“State Tulane scholarship forms that disclose relationships aren’t public” October 22, 2013; The Advocate

“Cantrell, Vicknair face runoff in New Orleans Criminal District Court Magistrate race” October 19, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Federal Judge says no ethical problem in hiring felon” October 14, 2013; The Advocate

“DA:Witness protection in EBR a two-way street” October 11, 2013; The Advocate

“Tulane scholarship program still ‘insider’s club,’ some say” October 3, 2013; The Advocate

“Three running for magistrate judge seat in Criminal District Court” September 26, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition demands Mayor Mitch Landrieu enforce 1,438-bed cap on new jail” September 13, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Michael Tidwell named Orleans Parish Prison administrator” September 7, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Jude James Charles Gulotta, noted as a compassionate juvenile and appellate jurist in New Orleans, is dead at 89” September 6, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Agreement reached on monitor to oversee Orleans Parish Prison consent decree”August 30, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Third Orleans Parish Prison building should be much larger, crime commission says; council member disagrees” August 29, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Size of new Orleans Parish jail up to City Council” August 27, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Holder’s drug penalty plan: How will it impact NOLA?” August 12, 2013; WVUE

“New report hammers at some Orleans judges” August 11, 2013; The Advocate

“Wide disparities remain among Orleans Parish criminal court judges’ efficiency, report says” August 11, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Embattled Sheriff Gusman proudly shows off new Orleans Parish Prison facility” August 1, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Lee Zurik Investigation: Public pays for judge’s beach trip, weeks before he retires” July 23, 2013; WVUE

“New Orleans Police Dawdling lets bad officers back on the force: Jarvis DeBerry” July 11, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Federal judge rules consent decree only way to fix ‘indelible stain’ of Orleans Parish Prison” June 6, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Former St. John councilman fined $50,00 after acknowledging ethics violations” June 5, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered” May 17, 2013; The Times Herald

“2 brothers with gang ties arrested in La. shooting” May 15, 2013; Associated Press (Yahoo! News)

“Report: Fewer cops meant fewer arrests in New Orleans in 2012 except for some minor offenses” May 12, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“State fire marshal can do no wrong in the eyes of his bosses, it seems: James Gill” May 7, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Out to Lunch: Pricey meals for jurors, court staff at Orleans Criminal Court” May 6, 2013; WVUE

“Do Louisianans Have the Right to a Speedy Trial?” April 29, 2013; The Atlantic

“Tim Whitmer gets 3 years probation for covering up crimes in Broussard administration” April 25, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Former state fire inspector arrested for allegedly falsifying inspection of Grand Isle motel where fatal fire occurred” April 24, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Report: Orleans Parish judges push off cases at record rate” April 24, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“State fire marshal’s computers will be searched in probe of fatal Grand Isle fire” April 18, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Orleans criminal court judges turn over documents detailing lavish life-insurance benefits” April 17, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Lee Zurich Investigation: Orleans judges held 6 separate life insurance policies” April 16, 2013; WVUE

“St. Tammany coroner’s private land deal raises questions” March 28, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Jefferson Parish inspector general finds more independence, business support than in previous post” March 26, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Reforming New Orleans police details: Editorial” March 13, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Impossible to tell whether NOPD’s ‘stop and frisk’ program involves racial profiling, IG says” March 12, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“NOPD detail system reform to debut 2 years after unveiling” March 7, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Mayor Landrieu faces tough political call on NOPD, jail reform” March 2, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Aaron Broussard sent to prison for less than 4 years, less than expected” February 25, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Lee Zurich Investigation: How many cars does a coroner need?” February 25, 2013; WVUE

“Mutual back-scratching by former, current St. Charles DAs raises questions, watchdog says” February 19, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Mayor Mitch Landrieu would avoid political migraine by withdrawing from police consent decree” February 1, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“River Garden detail officer subject of 37 complaints over three years” January 31, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“NOPD officer charged after K-9 dog fell down hospital elevator shaft scheduled for trial Friday” January 24, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“Public Reaction to Ray Nagin Indictment” January 18, 2013; WGNO

“Dust-up over Orleans Parish pretrial services shifts course” January 15, 2013; The Times-Picayune

“New judge takes Orleans Parish Criminal District Court bench” January 7, 2013; The Times-Picayune