Board that oversees 911 call center approves consolidation of dispatchers
The City Council still has to decide the matter, which will end separate dispatch for fire, police and EMS.
Category: Criminal Justice
Orleans Sheriff now facing class-action suit regarding overtime pay for deputies
But Gusman says under federal exemption for law-enforcement officers, many may not be eligible.
Louisiana inmate wins Supreme Court case against mandatory life sentences for juveniles
Henry Montgomery and hundreds of other prisoners may get parole hearings, but that doesn't mean they'll go free.
Politically incorrect? You bet! But let’s not mince words about terrorism’s U.S. kin
On closer inspection, radical Islam has more than a little in common with our homegrown brand of right-wing fundamentalism.
Mayor pledges $7 million to expand city’s juvenile-detention center by 2018
Effort is aimed at getting those younger than 18 out of the Orleans Parish Prison.
Orleans sheriff continues questionable supplemental pay for some employees
The $6,000 annual bump is supposed to go for employees working in law-enforcement jobs.
With youths still in danger in OPP, group pushes again for separate facility
Louisiana man, imprisoned for 50 years for killing a deputy, is at center of Supreme Court hearing on youth sentencing
In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that youth can’t be sentenced automatically to life in prison. But what should happen to the couple thousand inmates already serving such sentences? Tuesday, lawyers for Henry Montgomery argue that they should get parole hearings. An in-depth look at the crime and the man at the center of the case.
Public Defender Derwyn Bunton will appear at October’s Newsmakers event (video)
We'll talk about the harsh realities of publicly appointed defense attorneys at our October Newsmaker.
Something new on the menu — but it’s stomach-turning
The spate of bistro robberies sheds light on our vulnerability—and on our priorities.
