Por: The Advocate Opinion September 17, 2022
New Orleans, the city where we grew up and have lived our 77 years; where we met and raised our children; the New Orleans that means so much to us, and to so many others who live and visit here, is on the precipice of catastrophic and systemic failure due to an unprecedented amount of crime. Our disseminated police force has been rendered ineffective.The New Orleans Police Department has been under a U.S. Department of Justice for 10 years. The... + full article
The Advocate USA Crime September 17, 2022
When shots rang out in the parking lot of a Baton Rouge park on Tuesday afternoon, a man who lives nearby said he rushed to the scene, stripped off his shirt and pressed it to the heaving, bleeding chest.He was gasping for air, taking his last breath, said the man, who... + más
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Violent crime has dropped in East Baton Rouge Parish after years of record-breaking highs, a trend Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome attributes to anti-crime initiatives and the end of pandemic-era lockdowns that left people out of work and kids out of schools.“We must... + más
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For years, local activists have demanded changes to both the cash bail system and the local jail in East Baton Rouge Parish.An aspect of the local justice system that has faced less scrutiny is the tool used to pursue arrests in the first place: warrants, requested by officers... + más
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East Baton Rouge 911 system dropping calls again; there are thousands of places to look | The Advocate
ABC News USA Health September 17, 2022
DETROIT -- A judge has found key parts of Michigan’s newborn blood-testing program unconstitutional in a challenge by four parents who raised concerns about how leftover samples are used long after screening for rare diseases.The lawsuit is not a class action. But the decision... + más
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The Advocate USA Opinion September 17, 2022
“Defund the police” must be the most idiotic political slogan of our lifetimes, as New Orleans proves every day.The New Orleans Police Department has been short-handed for years, but now we are threatened with the ultimate hardship. Mayor LaToya Cantrell said we may have to... + más
Power Poll finds broad support to recall LaToya Cantrell, much doubt it will happen | The Advocate
Our Views: From first class, LaToya Cantrell has a royal view of her perks of office | The Advocate
A national crime wave alarms the nation, police forces are mobilized, legislators look at sentencing and jails, federal funds flow to hire officers and buy crime-fighting equipment.And sociologists hit upon a silver bullet: midnight basketball.That was back when Bill Clinton was... + más
Baton Rouge homicides are down in 2022. Broome credits community work, end of pandemic lockdowns. | The Advocate
Guest column: To better fight crime, it's time to end the NOPD consent decree | The Advocate
I rarely bother to read anything published on your commentary page. The columns printed there are full of prevarications, embellishments, half-truths, untruths and outright lies. Most (probably 75%) espouse views of the Democratic Party while the remainder seem split between... + más
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