With both Trump and the NRA in his pocket, Putin must be laughing up his sleeve
Posted inCriminal Justice
Deal ends scrutiny of fake subpoenas in attempted murder case
The victim in the case got a fake subpoena before he met with police and identified the shooter. The defense didn’t know that.
Posted inSchools
State ethics lawyer says charter school leader or her relatives should be fired for breaking nepotism laws
Doris Roché-Hicks runs Friends of King Schools, where several of her relatives have worked. The state says three of those arrangements are against the law.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Henry Montgomery case raises a question: Are parole boards following Supreme Court guidelines?
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled two years ago that Henry Montgomery, serving a life sentence for killing a sheriff’s deputy, should get a parole hearing. Monday, a board denied his release. Advocates for juvenile convicts say parole boards around the country aren’t giving enough weight to the Supreme Court’s directive that children who commit heinous crimes are capable of change.
Posted inSchools
ReNEW Schools will get its fourth CEO in just over two years
Kevin Guitterrez said he hasn’t been able to execute the changes needed at the charter network.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Fewer kids are being jailed — but the need for post-release programming is only more urgent
FFLIC fights for youth and communities ravaged by recidivism
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Power plant in New Orleans gets the green light over concerns about transmission reliability
Entergy New Orleans says the plant in eastern New Orleans will guard against an unlikely but catastrophic transmission failure.
Posted inSchools
Lots of questions, few answers about plan to phase out McDonogh 35 and start up a new school in its place
The superintendent says the school is not shutting down. The school district says the new school must keep the McDonogh 35 name.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Calcasieu Parish DA shares revenue from diverted traffic tickets with public defender
Public defenders complained that they couldn’t pay the bills because DAs were offering drivers a deal: Write us a check and we’ll drop the charge.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Firefighter promotion case could lead to rollbacks in civil service overhaul, employee groups say
The Great Place to Work Initiative was one of Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s signature accomplishments.