Daily Archives: March 8, 2022

Jury trials, shut most of 2 years, resume in New Orleans

Associated Press | March 8, 2022 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jury trials resumed Monday in New Orleans, where they have been suspended for most of the past two years. But the process is slow. More than 12 trials were scheduled Monday, but several were rescheduled and only two had begun choosing juries, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans…

Episode 93: Criminal Justice Watchdog Rafael Goyeneche Says Policy, Strategy and Technology Can Help Control Crime Wave

By Rich Collins | Biz New Orleans | March 8, 2022 CLICK FOR INTERVIEW The New Orleans Police Department is designed to function with more than 1,500 police officers on the force but currently has less than 1,000 patrolling the streets. Rafael Goyeneche, longtime president of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, believes this is one of…