Category
Criminal Justice
Asking why and how, and what needs to be done.
Sheriff finds job for chief judge's wife despite lack of appraisal experience
Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman hired the wife of Municipal Court Chief Judge Paul Sens as a real-estate appraiser about the same time the judge hired Gusman's wife.
New Orleans tightens rules on who gets the boot – and parking revenues soar
Public Defender says sheriff doesn't provide place for attorney, clients to meet privately
New evidence suggests man convicted of murder wasn't at crime scene, attorneys say
Despite his confession, attorneys say recently discovered police records show a man with an IQ of 59 should have been cleared in 1980 murder case.
