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.
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.
Criminal District Judge Karen Herman also issued arrest warrants to two women after they disobeyed fake subpoenas.
Former DA Harry Connick said there's a big difference between the notices his prosecutors used and the ones sent under the current DA.
But Cannizzaro’s office will continue to search case files for the documents, a spokesman said.
They contend the defendant should get a new trial because the DA didn’t disclose two fake subpoenas and other evidence.
An open letter to Mayor Landrieu
All of ReNEW’s schools received D’s and F’s from the state this year.
Their school, Morris Jeff, was in the middle of the Aug. 5 flood that paralyzed the city and seeped into homes. So when they learned that the subject of a LEGO robot competition was water, they didn't have to think hard to come up with a problem. Since then, they've been working on a solution.
State officials and U.S Rep. Garret Graves want to know why the projections are half of what they expected.
