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NOPD accused of hiring improprieties

A high-ranking executive of the severely undermanned New Orleans Police Department has been accused by a police union leader of approving NOPD applicants whose applications

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Endorsements for the December 10 run-off election

It’s Trump’s America, we’re being told, and with Christmas looming, so many voters could just choose to stay home out of frustration. Our editors ask,

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Louisiana’s climate refugees are part of a global shift
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Earlier this month, the United Nations warned that the world’s climate refugees will swell if more isn’t done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions soon. As the earth ...
Bayou Classic a hot ticket but has its challenges
Widely known as the premier Black college sporting event, the Bayou Classic is a highly anticipated rivalry between the Grambling State University Tigers and Southern University Jaguars, encompassing a weeklong ...
Protesters burn an effigy of Donald Trump in Lee Circle before a march through New Orleans, La, November 9, 2016.
Anti-Trump demonstrations held in N.O. and across the U.S.
A day after GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump shocked the nation and the world by defeating Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to capture the White House, a series of demonstrations ...
Last ex-cop in Danziger Bridge case pleads guilty to lesser charge
Gerard Dugue, a former New Orleans Police Department sergeant convicted in 2011 in the high-profile, post-Katrina Danziger Bridge shooting case, appeared in federal court Friday, Nov. 4, to change his ...
Voting is your right
Conventional wisdom suggests that things rarely stay the same — they either get better or they get worse. While there are many facts that will determine whether conditions will improve ...
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White terror group arrested on eve of attack on U.S.-Somalis
(TriceEdneyWire.com/GIN) — Three white American men are under arrest and charged with plotting to blow up an apartment complex and mosque in a suburb of Kansas inhabited by refugees from ...
Satisfaction with NOPD on the rise, survey finds
Results announced last week from the New Orleans Crime Coalition’s regular survey show that public satisfaction with the NOPD has increased to a historic 64 percent, the highest such mark ...
18 examples of racism in Criminal Legal System
By Bill Quigley Contributing Writer Racism may well be the biggest crime in the criminal legal system. If present trends continue, one of every four African-American males born this decade can expect ...

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