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Will Sutton: So who wants to be mayor of New Orleans? Names might surprise you
Opinion

Will Sutton: So who wants to be mayor of New Orleans? Names might surprise you

  • BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist
  • Mar 14, 2024

So Royce Duplessis is considering running for mayor, eh?

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Will Sutton: A desire for real change is why New Orleans chose a DA under indictment
Opinion

Will Sutton: A desire for real change is why New Orleans chose a DA under indictment

  • BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist
  • Updated Nov 26, 2024

We’ve seen a lot of "Black Girl Magic" with appointments, elections and promises, and some brothers have been wondering, “What about us?”

Meraux woman admits she stole $116,000 from state Supreme Court through elaborate scheme
Courts

Meraux woman admits she stole $116,000 from state Supreme Court through elaborate scheme

  • BY RAMON ANTONIO VARGAS | rvargas@theadvocate.com
  • Feb 5, 2018

A Meraux woman admitted Monday she stole $116,000 from the state Supreme Court by creating sham judicial appointments and bank accounts in far…

Proof of innocence a hard road for many freed Louisiana inmates seeking state compensation _lowres
Courts

Judge orders $180,000 payout for wrongfully convicted N.O. man

  • BY MATT SLEDGE | msledge@theadvocate.com
  • Oct 3, 2017

Declaring the former Louisiana Penitentiary at Angola lifer innocent, a judge has ordered the state to pay $180,000 to a New Orleans man who s…

Florida man gets 6-year sentence for drunken crash that killed teen on I-10 in Treme
Courts

Florida man gets 6-year sentence for drunken crash that killed teen on I-10 in Treme

  • BY MATT SLEDGE | msledge@theadvocate.com
  • May 24, 2017

A Florida man who killed a teen by drunkenly crashing his car into an SUV on Interstate 10 in Treme in 2013 pleaded guilty to vehicular homici…

James Gill: A simple way to trim the jail population
James Gill

James Gill: A simple way to trim the jail population

  • BY JAMES GILL
  • Feb 12, 2017

This is admittedly a drastic solution, flying in the face of principles and policies that have shaped Louisiana society for generations.

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Elections

Orleans jurists' clashing styles, backgrounds at forefront of 4th Circuit race

  • BY JOHN SIMERMAN | jsimerman@theadvocate.com
  • Oct 30, 2016

Testy barbs and a legal challenge over the veracity of one candidate's ads have roiled the two-woman race for a seat on the state's 4th Circui…

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