The Louisiana Supreme Court on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 upheld a civil service board’s decision to reduce the punishment for former Monroe interim police chief Reginald Brown from termination to a 90-day suspension without pay, clarifying the roles of administrative…
Monroe attorney Sarah Smith has been appointed to serve as a Hearing Officer Judge for the 4th District Court, where she will preside over cases involving child support, domestic abuse, protective order enforcement, and juvenile traffic matters. Smith, the daughter…
A federal judge has dismissed a First Amendment lawsuit against State Senator Katrina Jackson-Andrews on August 15, 2025. The lawsuit, filed by New Orleans resident Maya Detiege and later joined by Ponchatoula resident Dayne Sherman, claimed that Jackson-Andrews violated their…
NEW YORK: A federal jury in Manhattan delivered a split verdict Wednesday in the high-profile trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, acquitting him of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking but finding him guilty on two counts of transportation to…
In a case that exemplifies the troubled relationship between law enforcement and Black citizens in Louisiana, former state trooper Kory York walked free this week with a suspended sentence for his role in Ronald Greene’s 2019 death. The outcome stands…
The legal proceedings for Brent Vidrine, the former superintendent of Monroe City Schools in Louisiana, have encountered another delay. Vidrine’s arraignment, initially scheduled for Wednesday in the Fourth District Court, has been postponed for the second time due to legal…
In a significant ruling handed down on August 20, 2024, the Supreme Court of Louisiana disqualified Judge Marcus L. Hunter from running for the position of Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court for District Two. The court’s decision reversed…
