By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous of Louisiana appears to be in big big trouble. A U.S. Senate impeachment trial began Monday in Washington to try and oust the presidentially-appointed judge, who is 63. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who heads five-member House team serving as prosecutors for the trial, said in…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Attorneys for four current and ex-cops charged in the civilian Post-Katrina shootings on the Danziger Bridge will try and dissuade the Justice Department from seeking the death penalty, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. The paper reports that attorneys are scheduled to meet with Justice Department officials Tuesday to discuss the matter….
By Matt Castello ticklethewire.com For a big-time Louisiana drug trafficker, the dog and cockfighting ring served as the ideal venue to help expand his drug ring. Pedro Mendez Ramos, of Church Point, La., who authorities described as “an avid pit bull and cock fighter”, used more than 300 gamecocks and 60 pit bulls as a…
By Allan Lengel For AOL News In New Orleans, a town known for its jambalaya, jazz and hospitality, it hasn’t been difficult over the years to find folks willing to serve up some harsh words about their often-maligned and scandal-plagued police department. That may change — even with the latest federal indictments for the shootings…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is starting to show its face in the New Orleans police department as part of a wide-scale assessment of the troubled police force. The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported that on Friday “a handful of representatives from the Department of Justice’s Special Litigation Section sat silently, taking in the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Nearly five years after Katrina, New Orleans, the city of jazz, Cajun cooking and legendary partying, still bears the scars. So does the tarnished police department. The latest reminder of the troubles the police department still faces came Friday when a federal grand jury indicted three current cops and two former…
By New Orleans Times-Picayune Editorial NEW ORLEANS — The Justice Department’s investigation into possible criminal and civil violations related to BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is an important and necessary step. The more Americans learn about the decisions and missteps that may have contributed to the disaster, the more it seems that…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As expected, the Justice Department is going after those involved in the ugliest oil spill in U.S. history. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Jr. announced Tuesday in New Orleans that the Justice Department was launching a criminal and civil probe into the Gulf spill that continues to kill wildlife and livelihoods and…
