The three judgeships slated to be cut from the courthouse at Tulane Avenue and Broad Street represent far more than three individual judges losing their positions. They represent hundreds of cases that will now have to be handled by the remaining nine judges.
Louisiana's child welfare system was built to protect children. For Black girls, it has become another door into the pipeline.
He may not have an office to assume if the legislature moves to eliminate the clerk of criminal court. But on Tuesday, Calvin Duncan was sworn into the office, to reflect the will of the electorate, he said.
Witnesses inside the prison say that Basile was acting erratically and suffered a broken neck.
Criminal justice reporter Bernard Smith and editor Katy Reckdahl examine Senate Bill 256 and the effort to eliminate the position won by Calvin Duncan, raising questions about consolidation, political power, and the will of voters.
With no uniform definition of what makes a ‘case,’ legislators must blindly guess at court caseloads.
During Mardi Gras in New Orleans, police ramp up gun enforcement in crowded areas like Bourbon Street. But a review of recent arrests shows deep racial disparities, legal concerns over stops and searches, and growing debate over whether these tactics meaningfully reduce violence.
An on-campus hearing showed decisions about freedom decided in real time, for men who have prepared for decades for a chance at parole.
Filings tracked by the Louisiana Supreme Court significantly undercount the number of people processed in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in 2025.
