“Newell Normand calls spike in Jefferson Parish homicides ‘an anomaly’” December 26, 2016; The Advocate
“Speed of justice in Will Smith killing rankles other victims, family members who wait for trials” December 24, 2016; The Advocate
“Who are the Real Caesar, Melba and General Tso?” December 16, 2016; howstuffworks.com
“Crime watchdog calls raid on Northshore police departments ‘extraordinary steps’ by FBI” December 16, 2016; WDSU
“Orleans DA moving state misdemeanor cases to criminal court after city budget cut” December 15, 2016; The Advocate
“Bourbon Street mass shooting capped alarming uptick in New Orleans gun violence” November 29, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“St. Tammany court more efficient than U.S. average on felony cases” November 29, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“St. Tammany judges efficient in handling felony cases, study says” November 29, 2016; The Advocate
“DA to pull investigators from homicide scenes amid budget cuts” November 22, 2016; WVUE
“Locals react to Donald Trump’s plan to end funding for sanctuary cities” November 10, 2016; WVUE
“Former Tammany sheriff spent nearly $500K on work-release facility before handing it over to friends” November 7, 2016; The Advocate
“New questions about tax dollars spent to fix up Slidell jail facility” November 7, 2016; WWLTV
“Watchdog group expanding into SW Louisiana” November 2, 2016; americanpress.com
“Watchdog group expands into the area: Metropolitan Crime Commission setting up shop in Calcasieu” October 30, 2016; americanpress.com
“Government watchdog group expanding into Lake Charles region” October 28, 2016; KPLC TV7
“NOPD homicide unit shrinks as murders, caseload stack up” October 18, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“After weekend killings, New Orleans’ 2016 murder tally on pace with last year’s” October 17, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Orleans judicial candidates to speak at forum Thursday” October 11, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Jefferson justice of the peace, constable misuse court money, audit says” October 3, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“St. Charles council accepts John Landry’s resignation from hospital board” October 3, 2016; The Advocate
“Legislative auditor releases scathing report on subjects of Lee Zurik investigations” October 3, 2016; WVUE
“Watchdog group says St. Charles Parish DA needs to recuse himself from Landry case” September 24, 2016; The Louisiana Record
“Newly released video shows former District Attorney’s advances” September 19, 2016; WVUE
“Video shows evidence in case against ex-DA Harry Morel” September 19, 2016; WWL-TV
“In Harry Morel case, FBI agent challenged prosecutor’s ethics” September 19, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Records: Feds weighed filing racketeering charges against Harry Morel” September 19, 2016; The Advocate
“Kicking of cuffed suspect caught on video; officer arrested” September 17, 2016; Fox News
“Video: Gretna officer shown kicking handcuffed suspect on ground; officer arrested” September 16, 2016; The Advocate
“North Shore prosecutor honored for Harvey Hustlers investigation” Sptember 16, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Local task force honored by FBI Director for work training down Harvey Hustlers street gang” September 15, 2016; The Advocate
“WDSU Investigates: Former court clerk blasts sitting judge in letter” September 14, 2016; WDSU
“Hospital board chairman should be prosecuted, DA recused, Metro Crime Commission says” Sptember 14, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Watchdog groups blasts St. Charles DA over pre-trial diversion deal” September 14, 2016; The Advocate
“WDSU Investigates: Police meet with state agents as part of ongoing probe in Lafourche Parish” September 13, 2016; WDSU
“Lafourche Parish DA puts the breaks on almost 30 drug cases” September 9, 2016; WDSU
“Panel recommends Judge Darryl Derbigny be censured, fined over excess insurance policies” September 8, 2016; The Advocate
“Appeals court overturns firing of Gonzales police officer” September 2, 2016; The Advocate
“New Orleans Police Hold Gun Buyback Event” August 29, 2016; WWNO
“Gun buyback in Algiers nets nearly 170 weapons” August 27, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Sheriff Marlin Gusman to announce jail’s compliance director Thursday” August 25, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Sheriff Gusman selects compliance director, Gary Maynard has 35 years corrections experience” August 25, 2016; WDSU
“Get up to $200 for turning in a gun” August 22, 2016; WVUE
“Behind the numbers: violent crime in New Orleans” August 15, 2016; Gambit
“Sheriff Gusman has until Aug. 26 to name jail’s compliance director” August 12, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Sheriff takes responsibility for awarding commissions to family” August 10, 2016; WWL-TV
“Sheriff Mike Tregre shouldn’t hand out badges to his wife and kids: Editorial” August 10, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Sheriff Tregre revoking family’s deputy status he said many others issued before him” August 9, 2016; L’Observateur
“Fallen deputy’s mother:St. John nepotism allegations dishonor slain son” August 9, 2016; WVUE
“Crime watchdog asks St. John sheriff to yank commissions” August 9, 2016; WVUE
“St. John Sheriff accused of nepotism by watchdog group” August 9, 2016; WDSU
“‘I did what I saw was done previously’: St. John sheriff to revoke law enforcement credentials he awarded wife, children amid accusations of nepotism” August 9, 2016; The Advocate
“St. John sheriff deputized wife, 2 children, broke law, watchdog says” August 9, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“As Baton Rouge debates residency requirement for cops, the racially charged issue lies dormant in New Orleans” August 8, 2016; The Advocate
“2 nominees to run New Orleans jail oversaw Baltimore lockup” August 5, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Sheriff Marlin Gusman names panel to help choose new jail leader” August 4, 2016; The Advocate
“About 100 protesters arrested in Baton Rouge won’t be prosecuted, DA Hillar Moore says” July 15, 2016; The Advocate
“Gretna opens ethics probe of deputy police chief, Fox 8 reports” July 15, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“In New Orleans, scandal tarnishes a jazz star and the libraries he was asked to help” July 15, 2016; The Washington Post
“Zurik: City of Gretna’s probe of deputy police chief hidden from public view” July 13, 2016; WVUE
“Crime Commission’s report on St. Tammany justice system delayed until fall” July 12, 2016; The Advocate
“‘The excuses are absurd,’ city says in response to inmate incident at OPP” July 5, 2016; WVUE
“Inmate escaping onto OPP roof highlights jail security breaches” July 5, 2016; WWL- TV
“Chicago doctor body-slammed by French Quarter cop” June 30, 2016; Chicago Sun Times
“Video of Bourbon Street arrest goes viral” June 28, 2016; WVUE
“Sheriff calls on FBI to investigate forceful arrest of alleged ‘cold-blooded’ cop killer Neveaux” June 24, 2016; The Advocate
“Sources: Sheriff Marlin Gusman, feds reach deal to avert takeover of New Orleans jail” June 20, 2016; The Advocate
“How can we bring peace to New Orleans’ streets?: Editorial” June 19, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“The murders of 1994: Lessons from New Orleans’ deadliest year” June 16, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Report: Irvin Mayfield Directed Even More Library Money To Jazz Orchestra” June 15, 2016; OffBeat Magazine
“Irvin Mayfield sent even more money to Jazz Orchestra, records show” June 14, 2016; WWL- TV
“Report: Mayfield orchestra owes an additional $150K of misused library foundation funds” June 14, 2016; The Advocate
“Tough love: Mother talks about decision to turn son in to police” June 10, 2016; WWL- TV
“What would a federal takeover of Orleans Parish jail look like?” June 6, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“James Gill: Who gets the keys? Standoff looming between Gusman, city over fate of New Orleans jail” June 1, 2016; The Advocate
“Federal receiver hearing for Orleans jail extended” May 27, 2016; WVUE
“Federal monitors continue to blast jail conditions” May 26, 2016; WDSU
“St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff’s deputy arrested on drug and weapon charges” May 25, 2016; WVUE
“New Orleans looks to state vendor to run electronic monitoring” May 24, 2016; WWL-TV
“Feds acknowledge wide-ranging inquiry into corruption on New Orleans-area drug task force” May 20, 2016; The New Orleans Advocate
“Inside the Ray Nagin investigation: A $50,000 bride, a call from NJ and a mayor’s downfall” May 19, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Some believe Walter Reed prosecution heralds crackdown on misuse of campaign funds; others not so sure” May 7, 2016; The New Orleans Advocate
“Reed conviction to impact officials’ use of campaign funds, watchdog says” May 4, 2016; The Times-Picayune
US Attorney’s Office Press Release: Federal Jury Convicts Former DA Walter P. Reed on 18 Counts; His Son, Steven P. Reed Convicted on 3 Counts – May 2, 2016
“A slap on the wrist” April 30, 2016; dailycomet.com
“Prison, jail receiverships have happened before in the U.S.” April 26, 2016; WVUE
“No state charges against former Terrebonne sheriff, authorities say” April 20, 2016; houmatoday.com
FBI SAC Jeffrey Sallet acknowledges the MCC during press conference after Harry Morel’s Guilty Plea – April 20, 2016
“Ex-St. Tammany DA Walter Reed’s trial to begin Monday; find out possible strategies, projected timetable, more” April 16, 2016; The Advocate
“In same week, these 2 longtime DAs will go to court as defendants” April 15, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Hayes’ lawyer questions integrity of Will Smith crime scene” April 14, 2016; WWL-TV
“Chaos, staffing woes raise specter of federal receivership for New Orleans jail” April 10, 2016; The Advocate
“Another JPSO deputy-involved shooting in N.O. under investigation” March 29, 2016; The Louisiana Weekly
“Life sentence for man who killed at 15 provokes debate” March 11, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Eric Harris’ shooting highlights different pursuit policies in New Orleans, JPSO” March 11, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Gretna police chief mum on deputy chief’s vacation-time allegations” March 10, 2016; The Advocate
“Metropolitan Crime Commission wants outside probe of Gretna deputy chief, FOX8 reports” March 10, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“NOPD Chief Deputy gets backlash for comments about deputy-involved shooting” March 9, 2016; WDSU
“Fraternal Order of Police calls for head of PIB to resign” March 9, 2016; WVUE
“Zurik: MCC head wants independent probe of Gretna PD’s deputy chief” March 8, 2016; WVUE
“Results: St. Tammany inmate moved after Eyewitness Investigation” March 7, 2016; WWL-TV
“Zurik: AG reviewing criminal case of former FBI agent” March 7, 2016; WVUE
“Convict with close ties to Sheriff’s Office moved from St. Tammany jail” March 7, 2016; The Advocate
“NAACP calls for DOJ investigation, suggests profiling behind racial skew of NOLA juvenile arrests” March 3, 2016; WDSU
“Special report: Did Darren Sharper, St. Tammany man with connections get favorable treatment in jail?” March 2, 2016; The Advocate
“WDSU Investigates: Ex-lawyer who admitted to bribing a judge hired by St. Bernard Port” March 2, 2016; WDSU
“Deputy accused of pulling gun on crowd raises questions about integrity” February 26, 2016; WVUE
“Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand calls Bobby Jindal an ‘idiot,’ compares him cult leader” February 19, 2016; The Advocate
“JP Sheriff Normand calls Jindal a ‘cult leader’ during speech” February 23, 2016; WVUE
“DA, city councilwoman at odds over juveniles tried as adults” February 23, 2016; WVUE
“Newell Normand on Bobby Jindal: ‘A better cult leader than Jim Jones” February 23, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Newell Normand, Leon Cannizzaro warn against New Orleans easing marijuana laws” February 23, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“DA Cannizzaro throws support behind expanding New Orleans’ jail capacity” February 23, 2016; The Times-Picayune
“Former Constable ‘Tony’ Thomassie admits to ethics violation, escapes fine” February 19, 2016; The Advocate
“St. Tammany sexual assault victim claims attacker getting special treatment in jail because of family” February 15, 2016; The Advocate
“Sources: Sheriff Marlin Gusman attorney excluded from critical jail hearing after irritating judge again” February 3, 2016; The Advocate
“NOPD unveils plan to put more officers on the streets” January 19, 2016; The Louisiana Weekly
“Jefferson saw 36 percent drop in murders, 5 percent fewer major crimes in 2015” January 14, 2016; The Advocate
“New Orleans Police Department’s aggressive hiring, recruitment strategy likely a ‘long shot’” January 13, 2016; The Advocate
“Voters to decide on more cops, NOFD pension” January 11, 2016; The Louisiana Weekly
“New Orleans ends 2015 with 164 murders, up after a 2-year drop” January 1, 2016; The Times-Picayune
