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Category Archives: Media

NOPD task forces make questionable stops, keep shoddy records, aren’t supervised properly, monitors say

MediaBy Molly MillerJune 26, 2020

By Matt Sledge | Nola.com | June 26, 2020 New Orleans police task force officers routinely stop people on a questionable legal basis, engage in unsafe practices, keep shoddy records and operate with lax supervision, according to a report released Friday by federal monitors. Near-identical problems were identified in a report nine years ago by…

New Orleans City Councilmember Jared Brossett says he is entering rehab following 2nd DWI arrest

MediaBy Molly MillerJune 15, 2020

By Chris Finch | WVUE | June 15, 2020 New Orleans City Council member Jared Brossett said he is going into rehab, Monday, following a DWI arrest and crash with another vehicle. “The last 48 hours have been very difficult for me and my family. Due to the series of events that have recently occurred,…

Ruling in federal lawsuit involving ‘fake subpoenas’

MediaBy Molly MillerJune 12, 2020

By Natasha Robin | WVUE | June 12, 2020 In the ‘fake subpoena’ lawsuit, a Federal Judge rules in favor of D.A. Leon Cannizzaro, but more allegations in the lawsuit remains open. The lawsuit was filed back in 2017 against the district attorney’s office and several ADA’s. It alleges the D.A.’s office unlawfully compelled witnesses…

Contract worth millions raises questions about the ‘good ole boy’ network

MediaBy Molly MillerJune 11, 2020

By: Chris Nakamoto | WBRZ | June 11, 2020 BATON ROUGE – A contract awarded to a company while no-bid provisions were in effect due to the coronavirus, has raised questions about whether one of the people employed by the company that received the contract crossed the line. The contracts were awarded by the Governor’s…

Calls to ‘defund the police’ could mean more social services

MediaBy Molly MillerJune 9, 2020

By Natasha Robin | WVUE | June 9, 2020 Calls from protestors to defund the police grows louder. “It means different things to different people. This is a case where a hashtag should be replaced with a 700 page novel,” says FOX 8 Political Analyst Mike Sherman. Sherman says in some cases, there’s a call…

New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Stage Automobile Accidents

MediaBy Michelle FosterMay 29, 2020

May 29, 2020 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced MARIO SOLOMON (“SOLOMON”), age 48, of New Orleans, entered a plea of guilty on May 28, 2020 to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile accidents with tractor-trailers…

Louisiana judge accused of inappropriate behavior with juveniles still getting paid

MediaBy Michelle FosterMay 27, 2020

By Aubrey Killion | WDSU | May 27, 2020 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. —The coronavirus has crippled courts across southeast Louisiana. One is in St. John the Baptist Parish, where a judge there was suspended after being accused of inappropriately touching juveniles. Records WDSU Investigates has obtained show he’s been getting paid not…

Judges’ financial disclosure now easily available to the public

MediaBy Michelle FosterMay 26, 2020

By Staff | KPLC | May 26, 2020 LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – For years the public has been able to access financial disclosures of elected officials through the State Ethics Board, except for judges. But after being nudged by a watchdog group, the State Supreme Court is making such information more easily available to…

Our Views: One small step forward on accountability for judges

MediaBy Michelle FosterMay 21, 2020

Staff Editorial | Nola.com | May 21, 2020 How embarrassing was it for Louisiana’s secretive Supreme Court when the Metropolitan Crime Commission of New Orleans put the judges’ financial disclosure forms online? The Legislature’s disclosures are online, and so are the governor’s. But the justices were making members of the public file a records request…

Coronavirus cases spike at New Orleans jail, raising advocates’ fears about new outbreak

MediaBy Michelle FosterMay 20, 2020

By Matt Sledge | Nola.com | May 20, 2020 After nearly two weeks of decline, the number of inmates at the New Orleans jail testing positive for the novel coronavirus spiked to its highest point yet on Wednesday, raising concerns that the virus is infecting inmates who once appeared safe. There were 94 inmates in Orleans Parish…

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