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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
NEW ORLEANS
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NEW ORLEANS — Indicted U.S. Rep. William Jefferson and Helena Moreno, a former local television anchorwoman, head to the Democratic Party runoff Nov. 4 with many politicos predicting an uphill struggle — for Moreno.
NEW ORLEANS — Three years after Hurricane Katrina flooded most of New Orleans, a majority of Americans believe the federal government should do more to help the city’s recovery, a new poll shows. NEW ORLEANS — The day after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to reconsider its June refusal to allow the death penalty for child rapists in Louisiana, two experts on pedophile priests said society should focus on prevention, education and incarceration of child molesters — rather than Draconian measures. NEW ORLEANS — From storm-battered schools and libraries in New Orleans to flooded-out fire stations in rural Plaquemines Parish, more than $7.1 billion in aid has been “obligated” to help state and local governments rebuild since hurricanes Katrina and Rita hammered Louisiana in 2005, new figures show. NEW ORLEANS — Using a “successful” disaster aid program that still supports 30,000 families left homeless by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, government officials Wednesday announced a new initiative to help thousands of victims recently displaced by Hurricane Ike. NEW ORLEANS — In a racial bias case with a twist, a federal appeals court panel has ruled in favor of a former police chief who was fired from historically black Grambling State University. NEW ORLEANS — A divided Louisiana Supreme Court will allow a “highly regarded” Baton Rouge criminal defense attorney to keep practicing law because, in part, he sought treatment following a 2004 drug arrest. NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Supreme Court has restored the law license of former state Insurance Commissioner James H. “Jim” Brown Jr., who served six months in prison for his federal conviction of lying to FBI agents. NEW ORLEANS — Despite a looming federal corruption trial, more campaign debt than cash and relatives who have tarnished the family name, U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, is seeking a 10th term. NEW ORLEANS — The government-assisted evacuations of thousands of New Orleans residents for Hurricane Gustav has produced one scenario that emergency officials did not plan for — unclaimed luggage. NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge said Louisiana must either dismiss a murder charge against a former Black Panther who was held in solitary confinement for more than 30 years, or retry him within 120 days. NEW ORLEANS — Retiring Chief Justice Pascal Calogero of the Louisiana Supreme Court announced on July 3 stricter standards for lawyer advertising, citing a need to “protect the public from unethical forms” of attorney self-publicity. METAIRIE — Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard on Monday worried aloud that lingering hurricane debris could be the last straw for residents who are considering moving out of the New Orleans area. One of the people Gov. Bobby Jindal appointed to the Louisiana Board of Ethics three weeks ago has declined the offer. New Orleans lawyer Mary Dumestre cited a potential ethics conflict in a Monday letter to Jindal. |
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