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Trump chooses Lafayette lawyer Donald Washington to lead U.S. Marshals Service

Jones Walker partner Donald Washington was U.S. attorney for Louisiana's Western District

 

Irvin Mayfield's jazz orchestra appears to have had parasitic relationship with library

A Louisiana Legislative audit says the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra used library donations to make payroll.

 

Former GOP congressmen high on future of marijuana industry

Former U.S. Rep. Billy Tauzin is now working for a medical cannabis company founded by TV host Montel Williams.

 

1 injured while escaping house fire in Willow Brook area, New Orleans FD says

A neighbor was hurt while climbing over a fence to escape the blaze.

 

Could a judge's intervention help fix Louisiana's mental health care system?

Two killings a decade apart ushered in new mental health laws in Louisiana and New York, but the use of those laws has varied widely.

 

Who is El-Ad, the company chosen to redevelop Charity Hospital?

The company is based in New York but has its roots in Israel.

 

Police take down man with machete outside New Orleans City Hall

No one was injured in the incident, which appeared to involve mental health issues.

 

Man robbed at gunpoint near Louis Armstrong Park: NOPD

Along with the armed robbery, two stabbings were reported in New Orleans between Monday (Oct. 1) and Tuesday mornings, police said.

 

Video shows car used in shooting on Algiers roadway: NOPD

The car, believed to be a Honda Acura, pulled alongside the victims' vehicle and someone inside opened fire, police said.

 

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