New Orleans Legal News- Blake Pontchartrain: Oretha Castle Haley on what would have been her 80th birthday - The Advocate July 22, 2019Blake Pontchartrain: Oretha Castle Haley on what would have been her 80th birthday The AdvocateThis week marks what would have been the 80th birthday of civil rights leader Oretha Castle Haley. Many today know the street in Central City that was named ...
- Under her eye: Meet the owner of Sly Fox, Louisiana's only all-woman detective agency - The Advocate July 1, 2019Under her eye: Meet the owner of Sly Fox, Louisiana's only all-woman detective agency The AdvocateThe reality of private investigation is a lot less glamorous — and a whole lot sweatier — than the movie version. Surveillance often entails long days spent lying ...
- New Orleans dessert shop Sucre announces stunning, immediate closure of all locations - The Advocate June 17, 2019New Orleans dessert shop Sucre announces stunning, immediate closure of all locations The AdvocateDessert boutique Sucre announced that it will be closing all its locations as of today after 13 years of providing high-end sweets and chocolate to New ...
- Commentary: The Trump rollback of offshore drilling safety provisions is a big mistake - The Advocate June 13, 2019Commentary: The Trump rollback of offshore drilling safety provisions is a big mistake The AdvocateThe rollbacks are a mistake, and we've already seen how costly — in dollars and in human lives — offshore mistakes can be.
- Randy Smith: Probe into 'atrocities' of ex-Sheriff Jack Strain prompted 'changes' at STPSO - The Advocate June 11, 2019Randy Smith: Probe into 'atrocities' of ex-Sheriff Jack Strain prompted 'changes' at STPSO The AdvocateJust over an hour after the news of former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain's arrest, the current occupant of that office offered a quick rebuke of the alleged ...
- Louisiana House votes to let medical marijuana patients 'inhale cannabis,' but not smoke it - The Advocate June 5, 2019Louisiana House votes to let medical marijuana patients 'inhale cannabis,' but not smoke it The AdvocateThe Louisiana House today voted 82-0 to allow medical marijuana patients to inhale cannabis, sending the bill to the governor's desk for final approval.
- Louisiana v. Abortion: How the state legislature is tightening the right to legal abortion - The Advocate May 20, 2019Louisiana v. Abortion: How the state legislature is tightening the right to legal abortion The AdvocateIs Louisiana the next Alabama or Missouri when it comes to the right to an abortion?
- Commentary: Jeff Landry is no firefighter when it comes to protecting health care - The Advocate May 17, 2019Commentary: Jeff Landry is no firefighter when it comes to protecting health care The AdvocateIf Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry were a volunteer firefighter, he'd be the guy who sets fire to the back of a house, then runs around to the front and ...
- Finally convicted in racist Katrina shootings, man's death should erase record, attorney says - The Advocate May 10, 2019Finally convicted in racist Katrina shootings, man's death should erase record, attorney says The AdvocateThree men who were shot in a racially motivated attack days after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans waited 13 years for justice. In the end, it was fleeting.
- Lawsuit: JPSO deputies beat and robbed Hispanic man, then called ICE about him - The Advocate April 26, 2019Lawsuit: JPSO deputies beat and robbed Hispanic man, then called ICE about him The AdvocateCasco Atdner had just left the Capital One bank in Harvey and was flush with nearly $8000 in cash when, according to authorities, he ran a red light and was.
- Blake Pontchartrain: Oretha Castle Haley on what would have been her 80th birthday - The Advocate July 22, 2019
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