By Billy Sinclair | The Crime Report | August 12, 2022 This is a tale of two men who, as teenagers, committed crimes of murder. One is black, the other is white. Henry is the black teenager; Andrew, the white teenager. Their cases are about the failure of justice in the Louisiana criminal justice system.…
By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | August 8, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — When Kyshun Webster was named director of New Orleans’ juvenile jail, questions already swirled about his fitness for the job. Years earlier, Webster’s non-profit education program for youngsters was flagged by federal auditors when nearly $1 million was unaccounted for.…
By Anna McAllister | WGNO | August 5, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Violence continues to cast a shadow on the City of New Orleans. Thursday evening two separate shootings in the Lower Ninth Ward left two men dead and another man injured. The first happened at the intersection of Lamanche and…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | August 5, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – In a case that Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams prosecuted himself, along with two other ADAs and a jury found Damond Scott guilty of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and obstruction of justice. “This was an incident that rocked…
By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | August 5, 2022 When Kyshun Webster was named director of New Orleans’ juvenile jail, questions swirled about his fitness for the job. Years earlier, Webster’s nonprofit education program for youngsters was flagged by federal auditors when nearly $1 million was unaccounted for. The audit also noted extravagant personal spending…
By Danae Columbus | Uptown Messenger | August 4, 2022 Growing up in a small Arkansas town, I was around guns frequently. I spent many an hour watching my cousins who were national skeet shooting champions. One of them, a female, is still ranked on the national circuit. I knew that guns were for hunting…
WDSU Digital Team | August 4, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating multiple stabbings in one week at the Orleans Parish Justice Center. The center confirmed four stabbing incidents happened at the jail over eight days. The center issued the following statement regarding the stabbings: “Today, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s…
By Eli Brand | WDSU | August 2, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department has hired five new crime scene investigators. This increases their investigators from nine up to 14. They say this will help them cut down evidence processing times and help with burnout in the department. “Think…
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Louisiana Monday, August 1st, 2022 NEW ORLEANS – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that former Louisiana State Senator and Chair of State Political Party “A”, KAREN CARTER PETERSON, age 52, from New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty as charged today before United States District Judge Sarah…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | August 1, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – With a film crew in tow, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams returned to a courthouse as a prosecutor instead of a defendant on Monday (Aug. 1). “I’m ready to get back in the courtroom and try a case…