On May 3, New Orleans voters face a critical decision: Will we invest in making our city safer, more just, and more humane OR allow vital public safety systems to collapse under the weight of political theater? The ballot isn’t asking for a new tax. It’s asking us to renew an existing 2.46-mill property tax […]
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has an extremely busy day planned for Monday, October 28. Hutson and other criminal justice leaders will be making their annual budget presentations before the New Orleans City Council. Later that evening, she will address community leaders active with New Orleans United Front (NOUF). Like several other agencies within New […]
The NOPD’s deliberate indifference in the hiring and inadequate supervision of disgraced former New Orleans police officer Rodney Vicknair – now deceased – is another good reason that the NOPD’s federal consent decree must continue, said community activist Belden Batiste. “The NOPD leadership and especially its Public Integrity Bureau (PIB) failed this young victim, robbed […]
Dozens of elected officials and politically active Democrats from across Louisiana gathered at the uptown home of newly elected Democratic State Central Committee member Pamela Steeg and her husband Rob on Tuesday, May 28 to bid a fond farewell to Lynda Woolard, one of the state’s most prominent Democratic women. After 30 years of helping […]
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. […]
These views do not necessarily reflect the views of Big Easy Magazine’s editorial staff. Fully funding the Sheriff's Office to increase efficiency and accountability should be a public safety priority. Getting access to that funding by trying to pull the wool over voters' eyes is another matter entirely. In a smart, shrewd and obviously calculated […]
Judge Laurie White has ordered Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to transfer inmates to Criminal District Court when requested, in spite of persistent staffing issues at the jail.
It's been a whirlwind few months for former Independent Police Monitor Susan Hutson who was elected the first Black woman sheriff in Orleans Parish in December 2021. Highly knowledgeable in criminal justice, Hutson formed several task forces and took the time to confer with key leaders to study best practices and hear community-based suggestions for […]
The sun has set on Sheriff Marlin Gusman’s almost two decade reign over Orleans Parish, and has risen over a successor whose presence shatters multiple glass ceilings. Sheriff-elect Susan Hutson will become the first female and first Black female sheriff of Orleans Parish. A leader with a progressive voice and the love of the people, […]
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