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…
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NOPD Consent Decree Stops Progress
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…
NOPD Chief Should be an Outsider
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…
Promote Interim Chief Woodfork
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…
A Day at Criminal Court in New Orleans
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…
What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.
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…
NOPD Crime Plan Troublesome
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 Council Should Vet The Police Chief’s Appointees, Too
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 Consent Decree for Criminals
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…
Louisiana Juvenile Prisons Full
Kids Are Waiting In Line To Get Into Prison, And That’s So Louisiana The situation – no more room at the Inn Bit of history – the Louisiana Office Of…