NOLA.com - Sun Nov 08
More than four years after Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures caused widespread flooding in New Orleans, two lawsuits filed in federal court over suburban police agencies' decision to bar people from evacuating the city on foot on the Crescent City Connection appear to be heading to trial.
West Bank soldier killed in Afghanistan mourned at service in HarveyNOLA.com - Fri Nov 06
Members of the Patriot Guard Riders, a national organization of 170,000 members, salute the casket of Army Pfc.
Supreme Court removes Judge Joan Benge from the 24th Judicial Distrct CourtNOLA.com - Fri Nov 06
Joan Benge, a judge on the 24th Judicial District Court bench since 2001, was removed from office today by the state Supreme Court, which found she violated judicial ethics and the state constitution as a rookie jurist in connection with the federal investigation of courthouse corruption, known as Wrinkled Robe.
N.O. attorney jailed for contempt by in Jefferson Parish Judge Steve Windhorst after failing to showNOLA.com - Fri Nov 06
Jason Williams, the criminal defense attorney who last year placed third in the race for New Orleans' district attorney, was sent to jail Wednesday in Gretna because he was not in court on time.
Gretna City Council district line changes get federal approvalNOLA.com - Thu Nov 05
Almost a year after Gretna submitted a redistricting plan to include the Timberlane Estates annexation , federal officials have approved new district lines, ending a process lengthened by data errors and missing information that resulted in twice-delayed elections.
Harvey man indicted in a homicide in MayNOLA.com - Thu Nov 05
Jefferson Parish grand jury indicted a Harvey man with second-degree murder Thursday, in the death of a man gunned down in a home's back yard.
School's Diplomas Cause Problems For StudentsTheNewOrleansChannel - Thu Nov 05
For most of us, high school graduation is a happy time, but what if your diploma wasn't worth what you thought? The WDSU Problem Solvers have been getting complaints from students who say that's exactly what they've discovered.
Sheriff Newell Normand says deputy coerced woman into performing a sex act after traffic stopThenew995fm.com - Wed Nov 04
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says a two-year deputy has been booked with aggravated rape and abuse of office, and has been fired.
Leg shackles don't undermine Gretna armed robbery conviction, federal appeals court rulesNOLA,com - Wed Nov 04
A federal appeals court has reinstated a Metairie man's conviction for a 1999 crime spree in east Jefferson, ruling that a federal judge erred in finding the man's leg shackles violated his right to act as his own attorney during his trial.
Jefferson Parish animal welfare task force takes its recommendations to the publicTimes-Picayune - Tue Nov 03
SUSAN POAG/THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Kittens look out from a cage at the West Bank Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter in Marrero.
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