BY SARA PAGONES | SPAGONES@THEADVOCATE.COM JAN 18, 2019 – 9:51 AM It took a month longer for a felony case to move through 22nd Judicial District Court in 2017 than it did just three years before, according to a report on St. Tammany Parish’s judicial efficiency that was released Friday by the Metropolitan Crime Commission.…
By Kevin Litten, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune With the departure of New Orleans Police Chief Michael Harrison imminent, two City Council members said in interviews that they’re growing nervous that his departure could mean it could take longer for the NOPD to exit from a consent decree that has pulled on city finances since it…
By Kevin Litten, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s plan to name a permanent police chief from within the department only one week after Superintendent Michael Harrison’s announced departure for a new job in Baltimore is well within her mayoral authority. Her office said Wednesday (Jan. 9) that a replacement would be named Monday.…
BY RAMON ANTONIO VARGAS, MATT SLEDGE AND JESSICA WILLIAMS | Advocate staff writers JAN 8, 2019 – 5:22 PM After putting the New Orleans Police Department on its best footing in years, Superintendent Michael Harrison is leaving his post soon to become the top cop in the crime- and scandal-plagued city of Baltimore, officials announced Tuesday.…
By Beau Evans, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune With Police Superintendent Michael Harrison set to leave for Baltimore in less than 10 days, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s spokesman said Tuesday (Jan. 8) she plans to name his replacement before Harrison departs. Harrison will step down from the New Orleans Police Department’s top post on Jan.…
By Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com | Times-Picayune New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said last month that, although he had been approached about a job as Baltimore’s police chief, he didn’t want the position. On Tuesday (Jan. 8), however, Baltimore’s mayor announced that Harrison was her pick to lead law enforcement in her city. Harrison didn’t…
January 8, 2019 at 7:07 PM CST – Updated January 8 at 7:07 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Some local crime-fighting advocates said policing reforms in New Orleans made Police Superintendent Michael Harrison attractive to cities around the country. Still, they said Harrison could face pushback as he tries to overhaul the Baltimore Police Department.…
By Emily Lane, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Donald “Ducky” Adams Jr. went to New Orleans Saints training camp most summers to watch the players prep for the season. He cheered at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome at nearly every home game this past year and traveled to several away games, sometimes joined by relatives, his cousin said.…