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A Grieving Mom Wants Answers
Like so many at today’s Silence is Violence memorial to murder victims on the steps of City Hall, Belinda Henderson had a personal reason for being there. Her son, Gerald Howard Jr., was murdered on...
View ArticleInterest is Accruing in Thompson Case
As we reported in this week's issue, "Blood Money: A $15 million judgment against the DA's office has new District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro on the financial ropes, and that may be only the beginning,"...
View ArticleFielkow throwing down?
Just came from a crime meeting at Buffa's Bar & Grill that had been organized in the wake of Wendy Byrne's murder in the Lower French Quarter, a couple of blocks away. The meeting hadn't been...
View ArticleHonoring the Victims
Tomorrow morning from 10 a.m. till 1 p.m. the Orleans District Attorney’s Office is partnering with the local United States Attorney’s Office and the Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff’s Office to...
View ArticleFired Cop Resigns from DA’s Office
The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office announced this morning that David Lapene has resigned from the DA’s investigative staff. New Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Rily fired Lapene, a...
View ArticleOne of the most sensible things anyone in this city has ever done? Or THE...
Leon sez getting tough on crime means getting real about pot laws: District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro appeared before the City Council on Thursday to push for a change to the way the city prosecutes...
View Article$14 Million Judgment Against City is Upheld
Following today’s announcement that by default the Fifth U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld a $14 million judgment for former death-row inmate, John Thompson, against the New Orleans District Attorney’s...
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Carter: We Already Did That
During a recent interview with Councilmember James Carter, Gambit asked Carter about NOPD’s current procedure of arresting anyone suspected of first-time, misdemeanor, marijuana possession, rather...
View ArticleDA's Proposed Cut is 15 Percent
Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro says the mayor's proposed 2010 budget slashes 15 percent from the $6 million the city allocated to the DA's office is 2009. According to Cannizzaro,...
View ArticlePublic Defenders Carrying a Heavy Load
Orleans Parish Chief Public Defender Derwyn Bunton says that some of his staff lawyers, particularly those that defend clients charged with higher felony crimes including rape and murder, are so...
View ArticleCannizzaro Sticking with Batt
New Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro says he will continue his involvement in the District A City Council race, which is headed for a runoff on March 6. Cannizzaro endorsed former councilman...
View ArticleDA and Police Processing Drug Cases Faster
The New Orleans criminal justice system has cut down from 64 days to 10.5 days the time it takes to process simple drug possession cases in the Orleans criminal court through an initiative by the...
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Mayor, Police Chief Reorganize NOPD Structure, Aim To Save $15 Million
Mayor Mitch Landrieu was joined by Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas at city hall this afternoon to announce a major restructuring of the city's police department aimed at saving $15 million. Mayor...
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Landrieu's 100th day as mayor
On Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s 100th day in office, he held a town hall for City Council District A at Grace Episcopal Church in Mid-City. Landrieu, who is in the midst of conducting these “listening...
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Cannizzaro: Orleans Parish DA may be most underfunded in state
Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro gave one of this season's more riveting City Council presentations today (which, I'll admit, I did not attend in person. I watched it from my...
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More from our interview with DA Leon Cannizzaro
This week's cover story — a Q&A with District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro — focused mostly on his office and "Brady laws," which require prosecutors to turn over any exculpatory evidence to defense...
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House committee approves second amendment bill
Louisiana has dozens of gun laws on the books. State Sen. Neil Riser filed Senate Bill 303, a constitutional amendment that aims to expand and protect the second amendment right to bear firearms.… [...
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State of the Criminal Justice System: Cannizzaro pushes Mayor for budget...
District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro delivered his annual State of the Criminal Justice System speech Tuesday night. I'll post a link to the full speech below the jump, but I'd like to point out one...
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NOPD deputy chief to become DA's chief investigator
Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro has named outgoing New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) deputy superintendent Kirk Bouyelas as the DA's chief investigator. Cannizzaro made the...
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A Grieving Mom Wants Answers
Like so many at today’s Silence is Violence memorial to murder victims on the steps of City Hall, Belinda Henderson had a personal reason for being there. Her son, Gerald Howard Jr., was murdered on...
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