The Louisiana Board of Ethics has filed charges against Friends of King Schools CEO Doris Hicks and three relatives after finding them in violation of state law aimed to prevent nepotism. The action follows a Lens story that reported Hicks had hired six family members.
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Juvenile Court doesn’t leave children better off, he says.
She has been pulled from the bench until criminal charges are resolved, but she’s running for re-election.
Over 23 years, she has handled thousands of Juvenile Court hearings and trials.
Many children in prison-like facilities don’t belong there, Roberts said.
She would employ drug and mental-health counseling, parenting classes, and she’d make sure sentences are appropriate.
She ran a mental-health agency for troubled youth for 11 years.
As a municipal judge, Sens said he has a track record of moving cases through. Now he's seeking a seat in Criminal District Court.
He would inherit one of the city’s most backlogged dockets.
