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Beware of Wolves in Sheeps Clothing: NOLA Community Groups Caution Citizens of Minneapolis About Consent Decree Process & Monitors

March 7, 2024

Two New Orleans community organizations recently sent a letter to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and the Minneapolis NAACP warning them about what to expect from the monitors that have been selected to oversee a police Consent Decree in that city and recommending that community input is necessary for the Consent Decrees long-term success. New Orleans […]

Lawsuit Challenges Forced Agricultural Labor at Angola

September 20, 2023

On Saturday, the Promise of Justice Initiative (PJI) and Rights Behind Bars, two nonprofit advocacy groups, filed a lawsuit against the Louisiana Department of Corrections and Prison Enterprises challenging the practice of forced agricultural labor at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, or Angola.

We’ll give you $400k if the victim stops cooperating with the police investigation

August 7, 2023

JEFFERSON PARISH (SCSA) The V.M. Wheeler case has always been peculiar and sparked our interest. Wheeler, an Attorney and a Catholic Deacon in the New Orleans Archdiocese, died of pancreatic cancer just months into serving a sentence of probation. He was originally charged with 1st Degree Rape of a Child Under 13, using a weapon. […]

Opinion: In the 11th Hour, New Orleans Archdiocese Hands Over Sealed Documents

June 19, 2023

This article was originally published on www.scsaorg.org. Big Easy Magazine was given permission to publish by author, Richard Windmann, Ph.D. It would seem that we finally have a champion on our side. And the documents they handed over to the DA better be complete, because we WILL find out. We think it is very notable […]

Involuntary Slavery and Servitude Should Be Prohibited in Louisiana

May 13, 2023

Newly-elected New Orleans State Rep. Alonzo Knox has gotten off to a fast start by strongly advocating for an important piece of legislation by State Rep. Edmond Jordan to prohibit involuntary slavery and involuntary servitude (HB 211). But the pair are receiving pushback from legislators who cling to Louisianas historic past. Louisiana has an ugly […]

Judge Veronica Henry To Seek Vacant Seat in Civil District Court

May 10, 2023

Judge Veronica Henry, who has served with distinction in First City Court for more than a decade, has announced her intentions to run for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division G. The seat will be available due to the pending retirement of long-time Judge Robin Giarrusso. It is an honor and privilege serving the citizens […]

Big Easy Magazine Opposes Sheriff Susan Hutsons Millage Proposition

April 21, 2023

We at Big Easy Magazine respect Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson. She took on the gargantuan task of improving the Orleans Justice Center and bettering the lives of the men and women who reside there. We strongly supported Sheriff Hutson in her campaign to unseat former Sheriff Marlin Gusman who had become complacent and out-of-touch. […]

State Rep Kyle Green Jr. Pushes Legislation To End Death Penalty

April 19, 2023

Louisiana is one of 27 states where the death penalty is still the rule of law. State Rep. Kyle Green Jr., D-Marrero, is strongly advocating for legislation to change that equation. Hes authored HB 228 which eliminates the death penalty in Louisiana as a possible punishment for the offense of first degree murder, for degree […]

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