Orleans Parish Archives

DA Jason Williams Calls for Survivors and Witnesses to Come Forward in Sexual Assault Investigation of Lucien W. Jacob

October 29, 2025

Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Rogers Williams has issued a public call urging additional survivors and witnesses to come forward in connection with the ongoing investigation of Lucien W. Jacob, also known as “Billy Jacob,” “Little B Jacob,” or “Lou Jacob.” Standing with leaders from the Kenner Police Department, the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), […]

The New Orleans Mayor’s Race Isn’t Over Despite Media Narrative

August 25, 2025

Plenty of people are already treating Helena Moreno as the next mayor of New Orleans, but that assumption rests on a snapshot, not the full film. The most recent Faucheux Strategies poll taken in mid-July put her at 47 percent, with Oliver Thomas at 16 percent, Royce Duplessis at 14 percent, Arthur Hunter at 5, […]

Public Money, Private Control: Inside New Orleans’ Charter School Overhaul

May 11, 2025

New Orleans Reimagined or Rewritten? After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans became the nation’s first all-charter school district. Nearly 20 years later, the results are still contested—and the promises of equity remain unfulfilled. In the nearly two decades since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has been held up as a national experiment in education reform. The city […]

“Paperless and Powerless?”: Louisiana’s Sheriff Millage Recount Sparks Larger Battle Over Election Integrity

May 7, 2025

Danilo Feliciano isn’t concerned with the outcome of the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s millage renewal. He did vote against it—but not because of the tax itself. “I tend to distrust tax initiatives placed before voters on low-turnout, single-issue voting days,” he explained. What he is concerned about is the foundation it rested on: a voting system […]

Recount Requested in Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Millage Vote

May 6, 2025

Editor’s note: (7:35pm) The featured image was updated to reflect the public notice of the recall date, time, and location. Update: (9:20pm) The article has been updated to explain the recount process. A recount has officially been triggered in the May 3 Orleans Parish Sheriff’s millage race, just days after the narrow measure passed by […]

Millage Renewal for Orleans Parish Sheriff Passes by Just Two Votes

May 4, 2025

With the outcome hinging on just two votes, on May 3, 2025, Orleans Parish voters narrowly approved the renewal of a critical 10-year property tax for the Sheriff’s Office. The final tally stood at 12,715 in favor and 12,713 against, underscoring the profound impact each vote can have in local elections. This 2.46-mill property tax, […]

Mayor Prohibits Outdoor Dining at New Orleans Restaurants Despite Governor’s Change to State Mandate

April 28, 2020

Mayor Latoya Cantrell has stated that the city of New Orleans will still have restrictions that the governor has approved for the rest of the state beginning Friday, May 1, 2020. While Governor Edwards announced that the stay home mandate will be extended until May 15, the same day as Mayor Cantrell’s city-wide mandate, he […]

The Vera Report on Ending Money Injustice in New Orleans

June 15, 2019

In court, you are innocent until proven guilty. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean no jail time.

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