The city of New Orleans faces an annual tab of $18 million to $33.5 million for both consent decrees. City officials say they would have to cut spending and lay off employees to pay for them. Little, however, has been said about how the city could raise money. Here are some options.
The selection process is different than the one for the NOPD consent decree monitor.
What if the teenager shot in a Marigny resident's driveway were white?
Federal hearing continues to determine whether the city or sheriff needs to pay for prison reforms.
The city claims that the Justice Department negotiated in bad faith because it didn't disclose concurrent negotiations for the jail consent decree.
The city, Sheriff's Office, Southern Poverty Law Center and Department of Justice were back in federal court to hammer out how they'll implement a consent decree to reform the jail. The hearing wrapped up Tuesday afternoon.
It's unclear whether Louisiana has a supply of the necessary drug to carry out the death penalty.
Federal judge wraps up a two-day hearing that examined the sheriff's budget.
City grills Marlin Gusman's financial experts, trying to make the point that sheriff misspends money he gets.
Councilwoman Stacy Head said a previous hearing "was more of a PR presentation."
