Jimmie Duncan investigation reopened

Duncan spent nearly three decades in prison before his murder case was finally overturned by the state Supreme Court. But this week, the DA’s office obtained a warrant for a DNA sample from him. His a...

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Donate to Help Chris Rebuild After Wrongful Conviction, organized by Chris Duncan

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University Medical Center firing violated city ‘ban the box’ law, attorneys say - Verite News New Orleans

Devon Jones and his attorneys claim that his April firing from the hospital was based solely on his criminal record, potentially in violation of the ‘ban the box’ ordinance, which was meant to give fo...

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Controversial prosecutor Hugo Holland draws challenger in Caddo judicial race - Verite News New Orleans

Treneisha Hill, a former prosecutor, will run against Holland for an open judge seat in the 1st Judicial District. Holland has faced repeated accusations of racism and misconduct during his decades-lo...

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Following disagreement over office’s role, city board may replace police monitor next week - Verite News New Orleans

Stella Cziment is up for reappointment to head the New Orleans Office of Independent Police Monitor after five years in the role. But she faces competition — and a consultant who has criticized her ap...

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High court frees former death row prisoner Jimmie Duncan

The decision affirms a lower court’s ruling nullifying Jimmie ‘Chris’ Duncan’s 1998 first-degree murder conviction. Duncan was convicted based in part on forensic evidence that is now widely regarded ...

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New Orleans teacher breaks cycles of violence and trauma

In "Bloodline of Trauma," Brennan Jacques recounts his journey from the St. Thomas to federal prison to graduating from Southern University and going on to teach at Phyllis Wheatley Community School i...

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Jeff Landry’s prison budget proposal stands to cost Louisiana taxpayers millions

The governor’s office has dismissed experts’ concerns that his criminal justice rollbacks could swell the prison population and plunge the state into financial disaster. We analyzed how his policies h...

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New Orleans neighbors continue to care for pets abandoned during immigration crackdown - Verite News New Orleans

The Louisiana SPCA reported a surge in pets being given up for adoption last year. The group’s CEO said that many people bringing them in said they used to belong to neighbors who were arrested or fle...

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St. John president shuts down documentary screening, sparking First Amendment fight

St. John Parish leader 'vetoed' the showing of a documentary about the Denka plant.

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Prosecutors ask state Supreme Court to reinstate death penalty for Jimmie Duncan - Verite News New Orleans

Duncan was sentenced to death for the murder of his former girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter, but the conviction was overturned last year after a judge found that it was based, in part, on junk scien...

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'It’s a nightmare': Kenner family fights to reunite, clear name in the wake of Catahoula Crunch - Verite News New Orleans

Wilmer Guevara Brito was in the country on a humanitarian parole program that covered hundreds of thousands of immigrants. But Trump pulled the plug on it last year. And he was picked up during operat...

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Toxic tap: Lead detected in 6 of 10 New Orleans homes' water

Because of contract disputes, cost and legislative hurdles, it will likely take years before the remainder of the city’s tens of thousands of lead pipes are replaced. In the meantime, experts say resi...

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A glimpse at Edna Karr marching band’s 2026 Carnival season

Karr is widely regarded as one of the best marching bands in New Orleans.

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Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Verite News New Orleans

The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a “racist.”

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Unsafe lead levels found in half of New Orleans playgrounds

Verite News tested lead levels at more than 80 parks. Even trace amounts of the toxic metal can cause learning problems and behavioral issues in children.

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Louisiana Paroles Its Lowest Number of Prisoners in 20 Years Under Gov. Jeff Landry

The state parole board freed 185 prisoners during Landry’s tenure, compared with 858 in the two years before he took office. Hundreds who would have been released under previous governors remain incar...

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Europe gets ‘green energy’. These Southern towns get dirty air.

In Louisiana and Mississippi, people living near wood-pellet mills say they’re getting sick because of air pollution.

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Jimmie Duncan, Louisiana death row inmate released on bail, could still face execution

Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Duncan, even as the...

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A father’s immigration arrest leads family to leave U.S.

Here's what happened to one of the people arrested at the Harvey shipyard ICE immigration raid and his family.

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Jimmie Duncan granted bail

Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murder and sentenced to death 27 years ago. But this year, a judge vacated the verdict, finding that the state's case against him was rooted in debunked 'junk science.'

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Judge rules that Lloyd Gray, convicted by a nonunanimous decision, can continue his bid for freedom - Verite News New Orleans

Gray, convicted by a 10-2 jury vote, remains in prison five years after the Supreme Court ruled such verdicts unconstitutional.

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