By William Patrick | The Center Square Louisiana | October 15, 2021 (The Center Square) – New Orleans has one of the highest homicide rate increases of any major city in the country since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to a recent crime analysis. Researchers for the personal finance website WalletHub compared homicide rates of…
By Danae Columbus | Uptown Messenger | October 14, 2021 Times are tough since Hurricane Ida decimated New Orleans, and they don’t seem to be getting better quickly enough. Blue tarps dot the horizon as homeowners wait for their insurance settlements. Storm debris is disappearing slowly, and trash pickup is down to one day a…
By Travers Mackel | WDSU | October 13, 2021 CLICK FOR INTERVIEW NEW ORLEANS — A recent report by the nonprofit watchdog agency Metropolitan Crime Commission says the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office has refused or dismissed 937 violent felony cases since January of 2021. That’s when District Attorney Jason Williams took office as the…
By Matt Sledge | NOLA.com | October 13, 2021 Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams is rejecting more battery, assault and robbery charges than his predecessor, leading to a sharp decline in the share of violent felony arrests that are prosecuted, a watchdog group said Wednesday. The business-aligned Metropolitan Crime Commission claims in a report that Williams,…
By LBJ | WGNO | October 13, 2021 CLICK FOR INTERVIEW NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)— New District Attorney Jason Williams was elected on a promise, not to throw so many people in jail, but the Metropolitan Crime Commission (MCC) says it means more violent criminals walk free. In March of this year Orleans District Attorney Jason…
By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | October 13, 2021 CLICK FOR INTERVIEW NEW ORLEANS — Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams swept into office in January riding a wave of reform, promising second chances to low-level defendants, but serious consequences for violent offenders. In a report released today, however, the non-profit Metropolitan Crime Commission said…
By FOX 8 Staff | WVUE | October 13, 2021 CLICK FOR INTERVIEW NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Orleans Parish prosecutors refused more felony cases than they accepted in the first eight months of District Attorney Jason Williams’ tenure, and have become far less vigorous about holding accountable those accused of violent crimes in the city, a…
Thursday, October 7th, 2021 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that AISHA THOMPSON (“THOMPSON”), age 43, of New Orleans, Louisiana, entered a plea of guilty on October 6, 2021 to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged…
By Travers Mackel | WDSU | October 7, 2021 CLICK FOR VIDEO Zero jury trials have happened in New Orleans at criminal court since the pandemic started over a year and a half ago. It comes as crime is on the rise and police are making arrests. Criminal defense lawyer John Fuller is ready to…
Wednesday, October 6th, 2021 NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DAVID HANSON, age 63, from Abita Springs, Louisiana, and CLIFFORD “SKIP” KEEN, age 53, from Covington, Louisiana, were each sentenced today to 50 months imprisonment by United States District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle, after they previously pleaded guilty as charged to…