Category: Civil law

If you’ve ever found yourself standing outside the courthouse at Tulane & Broad on a Monday morning, you’ll know that it’s a scene that’s hard to put into words. By 8:00 a.m., the sidewalks are already packed. Defenders clutch their papers looking worried, families huddle together whispering nervously, and bail bondsmen pace back and forth […]

What happens after an arrest in New Orleans Being arrested is one of the most stressful experiences a person can face, especially in a place like New Orleans, where incarceration rates are one of the highest in the country. Whether it’s for a misdemeanor or a serious felony, the immediate hours that follow your detention […]

What Job Protections for Formerly Incarcerated People Could Mean As New Orleans voters weigh a historic proposal—the Fair Chance Amendment—to strengthen job protections for people with prior conviction histories, a critical truth remains: those who have served their time are five times (5x) more likely to be unemployed than the general public. While the political […]

Two Decades After Katrina When Hurricane Katrina struck and the levee failures followed, it triggered a massive, necessary reckoning in New Orleans—not only with flood risk but with a deeply flawed system of criminal justice, incarceration practices, and community safety.  A recent analysis shows that in the years since the storm, the city has achieved […]

Tech in Court: What It Means for Defendants and Attorneys The Orleans Parish Criminal Court has officially entered the 21st century. After years of relying on an archaic, late-1980s Case Management System (CMS) and paper records, the court is rolling out a massive, $30 million Justice Technology Modernization Project (JTMP).  This overhaul—including new electronic filing […]