About 250 times a day, a New Orleans police officer calls the 911 center to check in for a "paid detail" assignment — a private security job paying up to $39 an hour. Meanwhile, some people calling 911 wait so long for an answer, they hang up before reaching anyone.
Cutbacks in public defenders office means defense lawyers often don't make it to hearings.
A committee meets at noon to choose between Hillard Heintze and SheppardMullin.
The feds have a favorite and so does Mayor Landrieu. Can they find common ground?
Gusman says he signed the consent decree after the city refused his 2013 request for an extra $15 million.
Deputy mayor and judge clash over whether the city was included in consent decree negotiations.
Jail security is a study in "total dysfunction," testified expert witness Manuel Romero.
On Wednesday, testimony concerned the city's involvement in the negotiations over the consent decree and conditions in the mental health unit. Sheriff Marlin Gusman will testify Thursday morning.
Gusman disputes $22 million-a-year for five years, cited by mayor.
U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier, who is presiding over the BP civil trial, attended a seminar sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute. Critics say these privately funded conferences serve judges a steady dose of free-market, anti-regulation lectures that could influence their rulings.
