By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, back in 2005, came the waves of chaos and police misconduct including murder and coverups. In New Orleans on Wednesday, former New Orleans cop Ignatius Hills was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for his role in helping officers cover up the infamous Danziger…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The ugly chapter in New Orleans history — the shootings at Danziger Bridge in 2005 — continued to play out in a federal court Monday, with an FBI agent testifying about why he doubted what police were saying. Two unarmed people were killed and four were injured in the Post-Katrina shooting….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former New Orleans cop Michael Hunter was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for covering up and participating in the shootings on the infamous Danziger Bridge of unarmed citizens days after Katrina hit. Two civilians died and four were wounded. In one of the more disgraceful chapters in the police…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There were signs over the weekend that the FBI was still very actively probing the New Orleans police related shooting deaths six days after Katrina in 2005. The New Orleans Times Picayune reports that the FBI shut down the infamous Danziger Bridge for several hours Saturday to scour for evidence where…
One of the great checks and balances of local power involves the FBI’s ability to investigate local police departments. Down in Cajun country, the FBI has its hands full. By Laura Maggi New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — The FBI is looking into at least three cases involving New Orleans police officers, a fact pointed…
