By Nick Chrastil | The Lens | July 15, 2022 More than two years after he was federally indicted on charges of tax fraud, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams is set to go to trial on Monday, the outcome of which has the potential to upend the criminal legal system in New Orleans. If convicted…
By Rob Masson | WVUE | July 14, 2022 NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A mother has been issued a municipal summons after another two-year-old was shot in New Orleans East Wednesday night. The boy was just the latest victim in a string of shootings involving children, and community concern is growing. “We somehow dropped the ball in…
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Louisiana Thursday, July 14th, 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, was charged today in a one-count bill of information with wire fraud,…
By Sabrina Wilson | WVUE | July 12, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The public outcry over violent crime has brought together a broad coalition of people to tackle the problem. They said Tuesday (July 12) they hope to help the New Orleans Police Department and also address the root causes of…
By Anthony McAuley | NOLA.com | July 12, 2022 In an effort to pressure the city’s elected officials to act more aggressively, nearly 180 New Orleans-area businesses, civic organizations and activists announced Tuesday they have banded together to craft their own plan to combat the unrelenting surge of violent crime, which they believe will send…
By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | July 9, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — It was broad daylight on Feb. 12 when police say April Butler, 36, shot a woman in both hips in an auto parts store parking lot, narrowly missing a 7-year-old boy. Butler was quickly arrested, and is now awaiting trial…
By Jillian Kramer | NOLA.com | July 9, 2022 Revolutionaries and martyrs look down from the walls of Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams’ office: An innocent 14-year-old Black boy who was boosted on books to fit into the electric chair that killed him. An abolitionist deemed unhinged for taking up arms to fight slavery.…
Letters to the Editor | The Advocate | July 7, 2022 Covering the crime problem in one article is “Mission Impossible.” I will address three organizations that, hopefully, have universal appeal and will attract the collective involvement of individuals to make a difference in the quality of life in our city. I hope that many…
By Jamiles Lartey | Louisiana Illuminator | July 6, 2022 This article was published in partnership between The Marshall Project and NBC News. NEW ORLEANS — Fatima Muse still reaches for the phone to call her godmother, before remembering she’s not there to pick up. Portia Pollock was stabbed to death in front of her home in…
By Jasmine Baehr | Fox News | July 1, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s city could be on its way to record-setting crime as violence plagues blue cities nationwide. She is the latest to follow the pattern of Democratic leadership laid out by mayors like Eric Adams of New York, Lori…