“Ex-St. John the Baptist deputies accused of beating man are cleared in civil rights lawsuit” December 15, 2015; The Advocate
“James Gill: Why Darren Sharper’s co-defendants made risky move to fight for different judge” December 9, 2015; The Advocate
“North shore DA investigates crash that killed former investigator” December 7, 2015; WVUE
“Prisoner who illegally visited girlfriend’s home for ‘romantic’ visits, New Orleans jail employee arrested” December 2, 2015; The Advocate
“Prisoner allowed to leave New Orleans jail to visit girlfriend’s home; suspected of repeated ‘romantic’ visits” November 27, 2015; The Advocate
“North shore gold buyer with links to former DA Walter Reed accused of possessing stolen goods” November 23, 2015; The Advocate
“Crime victims pay hundreds to retrieve stolen cars from impound lots” November 18, 2015; WVUE
“What could New Orleans’ Police Department do when its low staffing is no longer a crisis?” November 17, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Budget shortfall forces Orleans Parish Public Defenders’ office to furlough staff” November 17, 2015; WVUE
“New Orleans jail should be retrofitted to house mentally ill, report recommends” November 12, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Louisiana cops that shot 6-year old: A pattern of excessive force?” November 11, 2015; The Christian Science Monitor
“Lawsuits have targeted officers jailed in boy’s death” November 10, 2015; Hattiesburg American
“St. Tammany grand jury charges former district attorney investigator with making false statements” November 10, 2015; The Advocate
“State grand jury launches probe of wrongful arrest under ex-DA Walter Reed” November 5, 2015; WVUE
“State attorney general taking ‘active look’ at controversial case involving former Tammany DA investigator” November 5, 2015; The Advocate
“Special Report: Harrowing stories surface amid rising New Orleans response times” October 29, 2015; The Advocate
“Call Waiting – Justice delayed and denied” October 29, 2015; WWL-TV
“New NOPD recruit class to increase manpower” October 28, 2015; WVUE
“Council Reacts: NOPD’s average dispatch time reaches 73 minutes” October 27, 2015; WVUE
“Report: Repeatedly delayed trials in Orleans Parish court system wasting taxpayer money, denying victims closure” October 26, 2015; The Advocate
“Judge orders reopening of Orleans Parish Prison’s transport docks” October 26,2015; The Louisiana Weekly
“NOPD tries walk-in testing for recruits” October 26,2015; The Louisiana Weekly
“OPSO seeks permanent solution for securing inmates taken from prison to court” October 22,2015; WDSU
“Plan to transport prisoners using NOPD officers stirs controversy” October 21,2015; WVUE
“OPP inmate transfer reaches ‘impasse’ between sheriff, mayor” October 21, 2015; WWL-TV
“Orleans Parish officials try to resolve inmate transfer plan” October 22, 2015; WBRZ
“New details emerge in deadly Laplace triple shooting; St. John Parish sheriff won’t release arrest warrant” October 21, 2015; The Advocate
“Recent arrest of former registrar of voters puts ‘honorary commissions’ in spotlight” October 9, 2015; The Advocate
“Chat with Spud: I’m just mad as heck about crime, computer hackers” October 1, 2015; NOLA.com
US Attorney’s Press Release: Former Orleans Parish School Board Member Ira Thomas – September 30, 2015
“Mayor Landrieu, Sheriff Gusman; Who controls $54 million for jail?” September 25, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“New Orleans Criminal Court Systems Accused of Milking the Poor with Exorbitant Fees” September 23, 2015; AllGov
“Should they stay or should they go? The case of state inmates in New Orleans jail” September 22, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Mixed reactions to city’s plan to decrease number of jail inmates” September 22, 2015; WDSU
“As Orleans sheriff pulls out of prisoner monitoring, city moves in” September 22,2015; WVUE
“St. John deputy’s record raises questions about why he was re-hired” September 21, 2015; WVUE
“Man killed by St. Bernard deputy was shot three times; deputy’s name still a secret” September 21, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Suit Alleges ‘Scheme’ in Criminal Costs Borne by New Orleans’s Poor” September 17, 2015; The New York Times
“Traffic stop of St. Tammany deputy raises questions of special treatment by state trooper” September 16, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office officials start moving into new jail facility Monday” September 14, 2015; WDSU
“‘Dex’ the cell phone sniffing dog helps deputies at new Inmate Housing Facility” September 14, 2015; WGNO
“Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office officials start moving into new jail facility Monday” September 14, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Judge orders hearing on adequacy of public defense in New Orleans” September 9, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Public defenders office in ‘dire’ situation, scrambles for funding” September 8, 2015; WVUE
“Judge rejects St. Bernard DA’s effort to revive drunk-driving charges against local lawyer” September 7, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Controversy over future size of Orleans Parish Prison” September 3, 2015; WVUE
“The Cost of Operating – Not Building – Another New Jail Should Be the Focus” September 3, 2015; Uptown Messenger
“City issues permit for new jail ahead of court hearing” September 2, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Metropolitan Crime Commission: New Orleans jail can’t fit all city inmates” September 2, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Metropolitan Crime Commission, City Hall clash over need for another N.O. jail building” September 2, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Report echoes call for facility” September 2, 2015; Bayou Buzz
“Ex-teacher Shelley Dufresne again admits having sex with student” September 1, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Narc squad upheavel in St. John Parish threatens drug prosecutions; dispute leads to lawsuits, demotions” September 1, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Big picture: Plummeting arrests for DWI, curfew violations depict deflated New Orleans police force” August 26, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Indefensible: The Story of New Orleans’ Public Defenders” August 13, 2015; BuzzFeed News
“Former Destrehan teacher accused of sex with student faces loss of teaching certificate” August 9, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Former suspect turns tables, joins suit against ex-DA Walter Reed, ex-prosecutor” July 24, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Broad daylight and cold blood in New Orleans: What do recent gunfights say about city crime” July 23, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Ex-West Bank Constable Tony Thomassie booked with DWI”July 16, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“New Orleans Judge Camille Buras says she’s repaying court for benefits” July 16, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Judge Buras applauded for repaying funds used to beef up insurance benefits” July 16, 2015; WVUE
“Orleans judge issues public apology, pledges to repay court fund for allegedly improper benefits ” July 16, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Justice is moving less slowly at Criminal District Court: Editorial” July 15, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Don’t let Daryle Holloway’s death be in vain: Editorial” July 12, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Fox 8 Investigates: Watchdog, mayor’s office call for change as 2 cops scrutinized” July 10, 2015; WVUE
“Fox 8 Investigates: NOPD Officer questioned in Daryle Holloway murder case” July 9, 2015; WVUE
“Letters: Orleans Parish needs fully funded public defenders” July 6, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Orleans criminal judges moving cases more efficiently, report says” July 1, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Criminal justice watchdog reports progress in resolving cases at Orleans Parish courthouse” July 1, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Orleans Parish DA Leon Cannizzaro could face pressure to pursue death penalty in Travis Boys case” June 24, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Three different guns found in slain officer’s police car” June 22, 2015; WVUE
“Why Jefferson Parish sheriff bucks nationwide body-cam trend” June 22, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“St. Charles Parish DA denies preferential treatment for Dufresne” May 29, 2015; St. Charles Herald Guide
“New Traffic Court refrain on plea deals: ‘Take your lick, or go to trial’” May 26, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Did Shelley Dufresne receive special treatment? crime commission thinks so” May 21, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Watchdog group wants AG’s office to investigate handling of teacher sex case” May 21, 2015; WGNO
“Destrehan teacher sex plea deal at the center of Crime commission’s request to probe St. Charles district attorney” May 21, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Mayor Mitch Landrieu uses private email account for much city correspondence, records show” May 21, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“NOPD manpower shortage means fewer arrests, but greater focus on violent crimes, report says” May 20, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Felony drug busts, traffic arrests fall as NOPD grapples with manpower shortage, report finds” May 20, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
US Attorney’s Press Release: Former Orleans Parish School Board Member Ira Thomas Pleads Guilty to Commit Federal Bribery and Honest Services Wire Fraud – May 13, 2015
“New Orleans watchdog agencies talk ‘divorce’” May 7, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Northshore Business Council teams up with Metropolitan Crime Commission for analysis of St. Tammany criminal justice system” May 6, 2015; WDSU
“St. Tammany criminal justice system target of study following Walter Reed indictment” May 6, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Watchdog group to do first-ever accountability probe of north shore criminal justice system” May 6, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“New Orleans East Officer-Involved shooting highlights importance of body cameras” April 29, 2015; WGNO
“Angela: What caused NOPD manpower crisis?” April 29, 2015; WWL870AM
US Attorney’s Press Release: Former DA Walter P. Reed and his Son, Steven P. Reed, Charged by Federal Grand Jury in 18 Count Indictment – April 23, 2015
“Wednesday, tax day, could be deadline for feds investigating Walter Reed case” April 14, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Bill would give Orleans DA investigators arrests powers” March 30, 2015; WVUE
“Pick-and-plea trials becoming rarities in St. Tammany courtrooms” March 30, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“In New Orleans, ‘eligible’ delinquents increasingly routed to adult courts, prisons” March 30, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“With murders rising and ranks depleted, how will NOPD respond?: Editorial” March 29, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Kenner councilman makes money off police work, despite conflicts” March 24, 2014; The Times-Picayune
“As New Orleans’ murders on the rise, the number of detectives falls” March 16, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“David Vitter talks New Orleans crime, dings NOPD” March 13, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Jefferson inspector general says parish overspends on constables, justices of the peace” March 11, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Jefferson Parish overspending on small claims courts, inspector general says” March 11, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Office indicts former St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office employees” March 10, 2015; KLFY
“Sweeping federal probe of Walter Reed appears to be nearing end, observers say” March 7, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Feds still investigating former DA Walter Reed, subpoena shows” March 4, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Charges crumble after cell phone video uncovered” February 25, 2015; WWL-TV
“Ever-present cellphones offer check on police, however incomplete” February 23, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Court filing details parish president’s ‘rape note,’ porn habits” February 19, 2015; WVUE
“Curator work for prosecutors under scrutiny in St. Tammany” February 17, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Leaders of NOPD’s special events unit profit most from its off-duty details” February 10, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“I-Team: Thousands fail to appear at Municipal Court” February 9, 2015; WDSU
“New Orleans’ major crime took a major jump in 2014, NOPD reports” February 7, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Tammany restaurateur who claimed malicious prosecution settles case with DA for $40K” February 4, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Video of Bourbon Street brawl goes viral as tourism industry ponies up for more State Police”February 4, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“New Tammany DA bans assistants from taking on new private work, for now” February 4, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Defendants held excessive time before charging” January 26, 2015; The Advocate
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Press Release: Head of the Metropolitan Crime Commission says his group is interested in a possible study of the St. Bernard Parish criminal justice system – January 23, 2015
“Our Views: Two steps for recruits” January 22, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“N.O. experiences historic lows in murder” January 20, 2015; The Louisiana Weekly
“New Orleans woman pleads guilty in illegal bail bond scheme” January 15, 2015; KATC
US Attorney’s Press Release: New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Illegal Bail Bonds Scheme – January 14, 2015
“NOPD manpower issues not affecting cooperation with prosecutors, report says” January 14, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Report: NOPD arrests keep sliding with manpower shortfall” January 14, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Plan to abolish education requirement for NOPD officers withdrawn, for now” January 12, 2015; The Times-Picayune
“Owen Courreges: Can New Orleans afford lower standards for new police officers?” January 12, 2015; The Uptown Messenger
“A new beginning: By replacing Walter Reed, Warren Montgomery marks profound change for criminal justice system in St. Tammany, Washington parishes” January 12, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Local bail bonds company places first monitor on Orleans inmate” January 9, 2015; WVUE
“Gusman extends controversial monitoring program 30 days” January 6, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
“Byron C. Williams sworn in as Orleans criminal judge, while Judge Frank Marullo readies legal defense of seat” January 4, 2015; The New Orleans Advocate
