Harry Connick, a hard-nosed district attorney for New Orleans over the city’s bloodiest era and author of a legacy that would be stained by a parade of tossed convictions, died
Arthur "Buddy" Lemann III, a noted New Orleans criminal defense attorney who represented accused mob bosses, alleged pedophile priests and other high-profile clients over a long career, died Dec. 30.
For the fifth time in six years, lawmakers in Louisiana have blocked attempts to abolish the state’s death penalty. A House committee on Wednesday rejected a bill, 11-4, to abolish the death penalty.