Government watchdog BGR issues recommendations to improve Orleans Parish jail operations; Sen. Cassidy weighs in on escape

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Government watchdog BGR issues recommendations to improve Orleans Parish jail operations; Sen. Cassidy weighs in on escape

By Sabrina Wilson

Source: FOX 8

May 20, 2025

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Amid the search for the remaining New Orleans jail escapees, a government watchdog released a...

Manhunt for escaped inmates in New Orleans enters fourth day; 6 still on the run

By Erin Lowrey

Source: WDSU

May 19, 2025

The search for six escaped inmates in New Orleans has entered its fourth day after a total of 10...

Millage Renewal for Orleans Parish Sheriff Passes by Just Two Votes

By Scott Ploof

Source: Big Easy Magazine

May 4, 2025

With the outcome hinging on just two votes, on May 3, 2025, Orleans Parish voters narrowly approved the renewal...

Sheriff Susan Hutson’s tax renewal wins by historically close margin, two votes

By Joseph Cranney

Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com

May 3, 2025

By an almost surreal, historically close margin, Orleans Parish voters appeared to hand Sheriff Susan Hutson a huge reprieve...

New Orleans got $388 million in federal pandemic aid. Was that money well spent?

By Katie Jane Fernelius

Source: Verite News

May 2, 2025

When Congress passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in March 2021, it allocated $350 billion in...

Explaining what the OPSO tax renewal is really about

By Tommy Tucker

Source: WWL Radio

April 30, 2025

Signs saying “No New Taxes” and calling for New Orleans residents to vote against a tax renewal have been...

May 3 election: What’s on the ballot?

By Athina Morris

Source: WWNO

April 29, 2025

Voters in about half of Louisiana’s parishes will go to the polls Saturday to elect officials and decide on...

What’s on the ballot May 3 in New Orleans, Jefferson Parish

By Chelsea Brasted

Source: Axios

April 29, 2025

Voters in Orleans and Jefferson parishes head to the polls Saturday to make selections on local races and determine...

‘No New Taxes’ signs oppose Sheriff Susan Hutson’s millage renewal. They’re inaccurate.

By Joseph Cranney

Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com

April 28, 2025

Mysterious campaign signs have cropped up around New Orleans that falsely attack a tax renewal from the Orleans Parish...

Opinion: Vote Yes on the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Millage Renewal: Protect Public Safety and Progress

By Staff Editorial

Source: Big Easy Magazine

April 26, 2025

On May 3, New Orleans voters face a critical decision: Will we invest in making our city safer, more...