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Samantha Sunne is a freelance journalist in New Orleans. She's worked for Reuters, The Washington Post, the American Press Institute and other publications.

Company that received large incentive package to create jobs in New Orleans plans to hire overseas, records show

December 4, 2019 Updated December 4, 2019
Federal records show that DXC has filed more than 150 applications for H-1B visas.

State audit says DeSoto DA pulled money from other agencies through ‘traffic diversion’ programs

July 16, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019
The audit confirms The Lens' findings about the effect of the programs, which allow DAs to keep fines in exchange for dropping traffic tickets.

Southern Poverty Law Center files complaint on traffic diversion

June 20, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019
The activist group filed a formal complaint on Monday spurred by The Lens' investigation into traffic diversion programs.

Calcasieu Parish DA shares revenue from diverted traffic tickets with public defender

February 20, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019
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.

Louisiana DAs offer motorists a deal: Write us a check and we’ll dismiss your speeding ticket

July 27, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
Some people who get speeding tickets are given the option to write a check to the local district attorney’s office, which keeps the ticket out of court and off their driving record. The money stays with the DA. Public defenders, which rely on revenue from traffic tickets in court, say these diversion programs have hurt their budgets.

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