Two N.O. prisoners receive overdue release
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The Louisiana Department of Corrections released prisoners Jessie Crittindon and Eddie Copelin on Friday, January 13, one day after the MacArthur Justice Center filed lawsuits to secure ... Federal monitor says NOPD hiring bad recruits
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, the Washington, DC-based law firm tapped to oversee the implementation of the NOPD’s federally mandated, 492-point consent decree aimed at overhauling the troubled police department, ... U.S. Senate fails on diversity
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, The National Urban League Since our founding in 1910, the National Urban League has been focused on economic civil rights and empowerment issues. At the core of economic ... Constable makes offer to assist NOPD
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Interdepartmental “loaning” of police officers has become all the rage in New Orleans of late. Last Wednesday, citing the recent shooting of a five-month-old infant in ... Critics believe Florida Ave. roadway would help St. Bernard at the expense of the 9th Ward
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer A Florida Avenue road project, conceived before Katrina, will bring hardship to the Ninth Ward and adjacent areas of New Orleans, while helping neighboring St. Bernard Parish, ... Zulu takes a stand against youth violence
As residents of New Orleans continue to grapple with the rise in violence that shows no sign of letting up, members of the city’s premier Black carnival organization have stepped ... Gun violence explodes in New Orleans in 2017
Although NOPD officials and the City of New Orleans are not saying much publicly about it, the city is in the midst of a budding crisis as gun violence has ... The tears
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Where has the time gone? Eight years have gone by much too soon. As the days pass, the more I find myself filled ... Parents with autistic kids could lose care in ACA repeal
By Viji Sundaram Contributing Writer (New America Media) — As a parent of a 10-year-old son diagnosed with autism and a wide range of dental and medical issues, Christina Clark knows how ... N.O. mother whose son was killed by police hoping to heal nation with book
By Anastasia L Semien Contributing Writer (Jozef Syndicate) — When Delzorah Barnett first learned that her son had been shot and was in the hospital clinging to his life, she nearly ...
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