Gabriel Thomas Porteous Jr. was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He served for sixteen years before being impeached and removed from office in December 2010. He died on November 14,2021,aged 74.
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Sr. was an American attorney who served as the district attorney of Orleans Parish,Louisiana,from 1973 to 2003. His son,Harry Connick Jr.,is an American musician and actor.
Eddie Jack Jordan Jr. is an American attorney who served as the district attorney for Orleans Parish,Louisiana,from 2003 until his resignation in 2007. A member of the Democratic Party,Jordan was the first African American to have held the elected position. He announced his resignation on October 30,2007,when a court rendered a large judgment against his office on behalf of white employees that the D.A. had earlier dismissed on account of their race.
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) has primary responsibility for law enforcement in New Orleans,Louisiana,United States. The department's jurisdiction covers all of Orleans Parish,while the city itself is divided into eight police districts.
Lance Michael Africk is a senior United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Helen Georgena Roberts Berrigan,known professionally as Helen Ginger Berrigan and Ginger Berrigan,was a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Cyrus Roberts Vance Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the District Attorney of New York County,New York. He was previously a principal partner at the law firm of Morvillo,Abramowitz,Grand,Iason,Anello,&Bohrer,P.C. He is the son of Cyrus Vance,former Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter. Vance did not seek reelection as District Attorney in the 2021 election,and was succeeded by Alvin Bragg. He is currently a partner at Baker McKenzie.
Rufus Seth Williams is a former district attorney of the city of Philadelphia. He began his term January 4,2010. He formerly served as an assistant district attorney. Williams was the first African-American district attorney in Philadelphia and in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. On March 21,2017,Williams was indicted on 23 counts of bribery,extortion,and fraud. His trial began June 19,2017. He resigned and pleaded guilty to one charge on June 29,2017.
The New Orleans City Council is the legislative branch of the City of New Orleans,Louisiana,United States. Established in 1954 through a home rule charter,it replaced the city’s previous commission form of government created under the 1912 Charter. The current structure includes seven members:five elected from single-member districts and two elected at-large. Council members serve four-year terms,elected using the two-round system.
1031 Canal was a partially collapsed 190-foot-tall (58 m) multi-use high-rise building in New Orleans,Louisiana,located at 1031 Canal Street in the Central Business District. If completed,the project would have been known as the Hard Rock Hotel New Orleans.
Orleans Parish Prison is the city jail for New Orleans,Louisiana. First opened in 1837,it is operated by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. Most of the prisoners—1,300 of the 1,500 or so as of June 2016—are awaiting trial.
The Orleans Public Defenders (OPD) office provides legal assistance to individuals charged with a crime in New Orleans,Louisiana state courts who are financially unable to retain private counsel. Courts within the OPD office jurisdiction include the Louisiana District Courts,Juvenile and Family Courts,Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal,and the Louisiana Supreme Court. Orleans Parish District Attorney prosecutes alleged felony and misdemeanor violations of Louisiana state law that occur within the jurisdiction of New Orleans. Alleged federal law violations by indigent defendants are prosecuted and defended in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
LaToya Cantrell is an American politician serving as the Mayor of New Orleans,Louisiana since May 7,2018. A Democrat,Cantrell is the first woman to hold the office. Before becoming mayor,Cantrell represented District B on the New Orleans City Council from 2012 to 2018.
The "39ers gang," is a “hybrid”force of the Upper 9th Ward's G-Strip gang and 3-N-G,a notorious Central City drug gang named for its stronghold around Third and Galvez streets. Several of the alleged members also hailed from the Florida housing development. The gangs combined forces in early 2010 to press for control of the heroin trade in both areas,federal prosecutors allege,often through bloodshed against associates of rival gangs,such as "Ride or Die gang" from the 8th Ward of New Orleans and gangs associated with the former Calliope and Desire Projects. The gang is also held accountable for the double 2010 homicide in which the famous rapper Magnolia Shorty was killed. Authorities have connected the 39ers to over 45 murders.
Royce Duplessis is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 5th district. He assumed office on December 6,2022. On November 8,2022,Duplessis defeated Mandie Landry in a special election to fill the vacant 5th district seat.
The 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on October 14,2023,to elect the governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Governor John Bel Edwards was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office. This race was one of two Democratic-held governorships up for election in 2023 in a state that voted for Donald Trump in 2020.
Two related investigations by New York State and City officials were opened by 2020 to determine whether the Trump Organization has committed financial fraud. One of these is a criminal case being conducted by the Manhattan district attorney (DA) and the other is a civil case being conducted by the New York State Attorney General (AG). The DA's case has led to two of the organization's subsidiary companies being found guilty of 17 charges including tax fraud and the indictment of Donald Trump,while the AG has succeeded in imposing an independent monitor to prevent future fraud by the organization.
Brandon Scott Long is an American lawyer who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Susan Hutson is an American lawyer who has been the Sheriff of New Orleans,Louisiana,since May 2,2022. A Democrat,Hutson is the first woman to hold the office. Before becoming Sheriff,she worked in criminal justice reform and police oversight.
