AltWeeklies Wire
The Mother's Day Shootingsnew
The week following a bloody Sunday in New Orleans.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
05-20-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Paying for the New Orleans Consent Decreenew
The $11 million annual price tag for the NOPD consent decree.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
08-14-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Jailhouse Lawsuitsnew
There's been a flurry of legal actions against Orleans Parish Prison and its sheriff, Marlin Gusman.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
04-10-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Creating Crimesnew
This year, like most years, has seen a rash of bills up for consideration by state lawmakers that would create new crimes—and stiff penalties.
Gambit |
Staff |
03-31-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Louisiana's New Crime Lawsnew
Jeremy Alford on the more than 100 bills filed this year that would create new statewide crime laws
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
03-31-2012 |
Crime & Justice
The $65,000 Mannew
Meet Daniel Cazenave, the liaison between the NOPD and the U.S. Department of Justice on the forthcoming consent decree.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
02-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Busted!new
The man behind the Facebook site that posted arrestees' mugshots ... and accepted money to take them down.
Gambit |
Heather Miller |
10-10-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Red Letter Daysnew
The revision of Louisiana's crime-against-nature laws ... and why they don't do anything for those already convicted.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
08-24-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Mess in the Marignynew
Tensions between the NOPD's 5th District and the A.R.K. in the Faubourg Marigny are rising.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
03-29-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Faubourg Marigny, NOPD
Trucenew
Pastor John Raphael is getting help from hip-hop DJs as he continues his anti-violence message in New Orleans.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
01-10-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Pastor John Raphael
A Pastor's Crusade to Stop the Violence in New Orleansnew
Pastor John Raphael helped start Yes We Care in response to New Orleans' out-of-control murder rate. He vows the group will respond to every murder in the city.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
05-20-2009 |
Crime & Justice
The Life of a New Orleans Public Defendernew
New Orleans public defenders face low pay, punishing caseloads and, now, uncertain funding. Is the Sixth Amendment, the right to legal counsel, becoming endangered?
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
02-23-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Blood Money in the New Orleans DA's Officenew
A $15 million judgment against New Orleans' DA's office after a man who spent 14 years on death row was found not guilty of the crime for which he was convicted has new District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro on the financial ropes. And that may only be the beginning.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
01-14-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Class-Action Suit by State Employees Could Cost Louisiana Millionsnew
After seven years of class-action litigation, attorneys for 700 state health and social workers convinced a New Orleans judge to hold the state liable for exposing the employees to the moldy, leaky Plaza Tower office building for six years -- despite hundreds of worker complaints.
Gambit |
Greg Thomas |
05-20-2008 |
Crime & Justice
New Orleans' Death Tollnew
Updated population numbers show the city's homicide rate is even worse than previously thought.
Gambit |
Ariane Wiltse |
03-25-2008 |
Crime & Justice
