Defense attorneys are seeking a new trial because their client was convicted after the victim received a fake subpoena.
Posted inEvents, Schools
The Lens is hosting a public records workshop Jan. 11
On Jan. 11, learn how to use public records to hold your government agencies accountable.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
‘Complete Streets’ are the roads to a healthier, more equitable New Orleans
Don’t overlook bicycling’s role in region’s future, study urges.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Lawyers ask judge to disclose whether he used fake subpoenas when he was a prosecutor
Judge Byron Williams was a prosecutor when the DA’s office used an earlier version of its fake subpoenas.
Posted inSchools
School district reprimands Einstein Charter Schools for enrolling students outside OneApp
The city’s centralized enrollment system is designed to prevent schools from cherry-picking students.
Posted inEnvironment
Coming to a raw oyster bar near you: larger, cleaner, meatier shellfish
Research into genetically enhanced oysters could give oystermen a way to adapt if coastal restoration makes waters near shore inhospitable to the shellfish.
Posted inSchools
City workers painting crosswalks to make it safer for kids to get to school
Over the last two months, the city has painted 135 crosswalks at 28 intersections.
Posted inEnvironment, Investigations
A vital port for the nation’s oil and gas industry is on its way to becoming an island.
Nearly 20 percent of the nation’s oil and gas passes through Port Fourchon, accessible only by a battered, two-lane road. With the Gulf of Mexico rising and wetlands crumbling, it’s on the way to becoming an island.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Investigations
For years, defense lawyers told judges that New Orleans prosecutors were using fake subpoenas. Nothing happened.
Some have asked how Orleans Parish prosecutors used fake subpoenas for so long with no repercussions. We found several instances in which lawyers protested their use in court, but nothing happened. The practice stopped only when it was made public.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Orleans Parish judge sent misleading ‘DA subpoenas’ when she was a prosecutor
Criminal District Judge Karen Herman also issued arrest warrants to two women after they disobeyed fake subpoenas.