DA’s office targets delinquent bond insurers
American Bankers Insurance Co. of Miami can no longer engage in the bail bonds business in New Orleans thanks to District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro. Shortly after he took office, Cannizzaro and his team...
View ArticleFormer DA’s employees still resentful despite $3M lawsuit
It has been nearly eight years since former Orleans Parish District Attorney Eddie Jordan fired 56 people shortly after taking office. One week after he was elected in January 2003, Jordan terminated...
View ArticleLetten breaks from history with move to academia
Tulane University Law School’s hiring of former U.S. Attorney Jim Letten has created buzz in the local law profession after initial thoughts were that the former prosecutor would be heading for a job...
View ArticleChiquita closing North Carolina headquarters after buyout
Chiquita's Charlotte operations where about 300 employees work will shut down over the next year to eighteen months.
View ArticleThe $3.7-million question
By Deon Roberts, Online Editor Imagine working for an employer and not knowing whether your job will exist tomorrow, whether some plaintiffs will decide to seize your offices assets and shut you...
View ArticleSeizing DA's assets a popular choice
By Deon Roberts, Online Editor Apparently, some people think it is better to shut down the Orleans Parish district attorney’s office than to not pay a multimillion-dollar judgment against the...
View ArticleJordan’s strategy didn’t work
By Deon Roberts, Online Editor It looks like Eddie Jordan’s wishes aren’t coming true. When the former Orleans Parish district attorney announced his resignation late last month, he said he...
View ArticleJordan’s new job
By Deon Roberts, Online Editor So … Eddie Jordan has taken a job with the nonprofit New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation, huh? Will Jordan’s employment with this nonprofit help or hurt its...
View ArticleManning the tent
By Deon Roberts, Online Editor At least we know some people are committed to the Orleans Parish district attorney’s office in these uncertain times. According to The Associated Press today, some...
View ArticleIsn’t it odd?
By Deon Roberts, Online Editor Elton Phillips, the man accidentally released from prison in New Orleans last week, has been arrested today in Hammond, according to news reports. Am I the only one who...
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