By Anna McAllister | WGNO | July 26, 2021 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Metropolitan Crime Commission released its latest violent crime report for New Orleans, and the data is alarming to say the least. “50% of the violent crime over the last three years has occurred in the seventh and fifth districts.…
By Gordon Russell, Andrea Gallo, and John Simerman | NOLA.com | July 25, 2021 When Jeff Landry took office as Louisiana’s new attorney general in January 2016, he brought in his friend and benefactor, businessman Shane Guidry, as a special aide. Among other changes, Guidry helped him “rebrand” the office’s investigative division, changing its name…
By Kiran Chawla | Unfiltered With Kiran | July 19, 2021 CLICK FOR INTERVIEW Officer Michelle Patterson made headlines in 2018 when she was fired by Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul on May 4. Patterson, 29 at the time, was arrested in Oct. 2017 by BRPD for injuring public records and malfeasance in office,…
Staff Editorial | July 17, 2021 When the attorney general of Louisiana is on your company payroll, why not whistle up his investigators to help you with a family dispute? That is what businessman Shane Guidry of Jefferson Parish did, seeking help from his friend Attorney General Jeff Landry. Investigators from Landry’s office went well beyond the…
By John Simerman | NOLA.com | July 9, 2021 Shane Guidry, the Louisiana oilman and major GOP political donor, needed help. On a Saturday night in late January, Guidry’s adolescent daughter found out — via a text message from her biological mother — that she was adopted as a toddler. Lacey Hooper, who has bounced…
By Rob Masson | WVUE | July 7, 2021 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -Faced with low manpower levels, and rising crime, two groups ask the Cantrell administration to do more when it comes to the hiring and retention of police officers. They want the city to follow the president’s recommendation and tap into…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | July 6, 2021 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -Criminal District Court is expected to get much busier in the weeks ahead. We’re told jurors have already been empaneled for a Grand Jury and a Special Grand Jury. Court officials say the prospective juror’s response was promising. From here,…
WDSU Digital Team | July 6, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — Jury trials have been put on pause for 16 months due to the coronavirus pandemic in New Orleans, resulting in a massive backlog of cases. Jury trials are set to resume Tuesday in the city. The City of New Orleans said the public can volunteer…
By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | July 1, 2021 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police have linked 21-year-old Don Robiho to as many as 80 car burglaries. Police viewed him as enough of a menace last fall to broadcast a “be on the lookout” bulletin with security camera video footage and his…
By Danae Columbus July 1, 2021 It will take a lot more than worn-out platitudes to make New Orleanians feel safe in their homes, cars and neighborhoods. While the three-pronged effort Mayor Cantrell presented earlier this week that focuses on prevention, apprehension and intervention might sound good, the results are disappointing. “Crime is up in…