If you get out of jail in New Orleans and you don’t have a place to go what do you do?   There’s an organization that stands in the gap called…

Leaders differ. By Pat Bryant* Jacksonville, Florida leaders are releasing information about the racially motivated mass shooting of three Black persons by a 21 year old white supremacist.  Wearing a…

New Orleanians deserve to know the truth about the federal consent decree.  Whatever it is.  We know the costs are staggering. But we don’t know how to get out of…

We Need an Outsider for the New Chief Conventional wisdom says Mayor LaToya Cantrell should promote interim NOPD Chief Michelle Woodfork to permanent chief.  Listen to talk radio across the…

It’s Time, Madame Mayor. Pick Your Police Chief Yes, that’s exactly what the city needs, a new police chief who’ll take two years to get settled into the job while…

Watching Court on a Monday Morning      By Orissa Arend             On Monday mornings I step into a completely unfamiliar world – the criminal courthouse on Tulane and Broad. I am…

From Our Pew Research Partners BY JOHN GRAMLICH More Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2021 than in any other year on record, according to the latest available statistics from the…

We’ve Finally Found The Best Way To Fight Crime Finally, the wait is over. The NOPD has released its long anticipated crime plan. Hallelujah. Pop the champagne. Drop the confetti.…

Maybe the City Council should have a say over who the police chief appoints too. They’ve already gained control over the mayor’s appointees. And given who Interim Chief Michelle Woodfork…

A Letter to the Editor: A consent decree is an agreement or settlement that resolves a dispute between two parties. Well, we have a major dispute happening in our city…