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Survivors shared personal stories Tuesday. And they won some supporters along the way.

Following her recent victory in New Orleans, Susan Hutson will become the first female Black sheriff in Louisiana history.

"If we are really serious about violent crime, we must understand that there's a human problem behind this issue," Simone Levine said.

Meet some of New Orleans top legal professionals in this weeks edition of Ones to Watch.

An annual report from watchdog group Court Watch NOLA, released Monday, brought to light a program that stores all recorded phone calls, including some

More Home   »   Mayors Office    »    News    »    February 2021    »    New Orleans Health Department Partners with NOPD to Officially Add Question of Firearm Possession to Mayors Office February 19, 2021 New Orleans Health Department Partners with NOPD to Officially Add Question of Firearm Possession to Domestic Violence Police Reports NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Health Department’s Domestic Violence Program today announced its partnership with the ...

Jan 12, 2021 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans city council member took the oath of office as the city’s new district attorney Monday, facing a pandemic-related backlog of cases and high expectations from criminal justice reform advocates who rallied around him — despite his indictment on federal tax charges. Jason Williams vowed in his inaugural speech to hold those guilty of serious crimes accountable. But he repeatedly stressed the need — in a city with a high incarceration rate and a...

For New Orleans new prosecutor, high hopes, a legal cloud by Kevin McGill, The Associated Press Posted Jan 11, 2021 10:17 am EDT Last Updated Jan 11, 2021 at 10:28 am EDT FILE - In this Wednesday, July 22, 2020 file photo, New Orleans City Councilperson Jason Williams arrives at the Clerk of Criminal District Courts to qualify for the Orleans Parish DA race in New Orleans, La. Jason Williams takes the oath of office as the city’s new district attorney on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 facing budget ch...

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New Orleans to Reform Police Use of Facial Recognition Tech The city has banned police from using facial recognition software and several other types of surveillance technology, requiring officers to issue summonses for a wide range of minor offenses rather than make arrests. by Jeff Adelson, The Times-Picayune / December 21, 2020 Shutterstock/varuna (TNS) — The New Orleans City Council has banned police from using facial recogniti...