Category: Government & Politics
Months-long blight fight pushes Mid-City man into ranks of New Orleans' homeless

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.
Council works to rein in cameras at meetings
Primary politics: Does Jindal secretly want Obama to win?
Judge's wife not the only appraiser for sheriff who lacks background but has connections
Strike up the band: Bacchanal scores parking waiver, as permit tussle nears resolution

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.