Louisiana Supreme Court rules that drug search was justified (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:47:14 GMT
New Orleans police officers had every right to search and seize crack cocaine and heroin from the pockets of Graylin Surtain during a patrol of one of the city's "hot spots" outside the Iberville public housing development, the Louisiana...
LA Lafayette - Team Notes (USA Today)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:10:41 GMT
Louisiana-Lafayette spent the first half of the season dealing with all sorts of problems, including injuries and academic suspensions.
Fugitive Caught in New Orleans (WCBI Columbus)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:07:45 GMT
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana--- A Starkville man, on the run from the law since October, is captured in New Orleans. U-S Marshalls and New Orleans Police caught Roderick "Bam Bam" Franklin Tuesday (3-16).
Suspect wanted in Starkville shooting captured in New Orleans (The Commercial Dispatch)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:46:42 GMT
STARKVILLE — The second suspect wanted for an October shooting on North Montgomery Street was captured today in Louisiana.
Ex-Louisiana Governor Blanco Joins State Democratic Executive Committee (Bayou Buzz)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:35:36 GMT
Louisiana Democratic Party Chairman Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr. announced today that Former Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco has joined the party's Executive Committee.
Ex-film commissioner's license permanently revoked (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:37:38 GMT
NEW ORLEANS -- The Louisiana Supreme Court has permanently disbarred former state film commissioner Mark Smith, who was sentenced to two years in prison for taking bribes to inflate tax credits for a movie producer. The court based its ruling Friday on a recommendation by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which investigates alleged misconduct by lawyers. Smith pleaded guilty in 2007 to taking ...
Former New Orleans Police Detective Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Cover Up the Danziger Bridge Shootings (Kansas City InfoZine)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:07:20 GMT
A second former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officer has pleaded guilty to covering up a deadly police shooting in the days after Hurricane Katrina, the Justice Department announced.
Ex-cop admits coverup of Louisiana bridge shooting (CNN)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:14:10 GMT
A second former New Orleans police officer pleaded guilty Thursday in connection with police shootings of civilians on a Louisiana bridge in the days following Hurricane Katrina, authorities said.
New Orleans Federal Judge Thomas Porteous impeached by U.S. House of Representatives (Mobile Press-Register)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:37:50 GMT
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives Thursday unanimously approved the four articles of impeachment against New Orleans Federal Judge Thomas Porteous.
Former New Orleans Police Detective Pleads Guilty; Confirms Danziger Cover-Up (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:38:00 GMT
WASHINGTON, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A second former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officer has pleaded guilty to covering up a deadly police shooting in the days after Hurricane Katrina, the Justice Department today announced.
