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Democrat Troy Carter wins House seat vacated by Cedric Richmond Carter will represent Louisiana's 2nd District in Congress after Richmond joined the Biden administration Democrat Troy Carter won Saturday’s special election for Louisiana’s vacant U.S. House seat, defeating his state Senate colleague and ending an acrimonious, intraparty clash that divided politicians across New Orleans. Carter easily defeated Karen Carter Peterson in the race for Louisiana’s only Democrat-held seat in Congress, in a race seen as handing a victory to the more moderate side of the party after Peterson pl...

Man freed after 23-year sentence for stealing 2 shirts | ' I just want to be happy' Guy Frank served a 23-year sentence for stealing two shirts from a Canal Street department store under Louisiana’s version of a “three strikes” law. Credit: AP Guy Frank is poses for a photo at the office of the Innocence Project New Orleans in New Orleans, Friday, April 16, 2021. Frank served a 23-year sentence for stealing two shirts from a Canal Street department store under Louisiana’s version of a “three strikes” law. Until this month, Frank was one of an untold number of people still imprison...

Officer fatally shot outside New Orleans high school game February 26, 2021 at 9:51 pm New Orleans police investigate after the fatal shooting of a police officer at George Washington Carver High School where a basketball game was being played, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in New Orleans. (Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An officer working security at a high school basketball game in New Orleans was shot in the chest by a man who was denied entry into the game, police said. The shots were fired Friday evening ne...

Coronavirus in Illinois: 1,747 New Cases, 35 Deaths, 16K Vaccinations Reported Monday © AP A staff member with the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System receives a shot with the first batch of Pfizer Inc.’s coronavirus vaccine in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP) The Illinois Department of Public Health reported just over 1,700 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus on Monday, with 35 additional deaths attributed to the virus. According to the latest IDPH data, 1,747 cases have been reported over the last 24 hours. Those new cases br...

Jason Williams: I didn't know inauguration singer had open cases “The District Attorney was not aware of any open cases against Mr. Andrews prior to media inquiries today," a statement from the DA's office said. Credit: AP 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 challenges, a pandemic-related backlog of cases ...