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Louisiana judge halts state police plans to clear New Orleans homeless camps before Thanksgiving
A Louisiana civil court judge on Monday halted state agencies' plans to forcibly clear homeless encampments in New Orleans. Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Ethel Julien issued a temporary restraining order blocking state police and two other agencies from evicting homeless people from their encampments in New Orleans or seizing their property without following city laws and due process.
Louisiana judge blocks state plans to clear out New Orleans homeless encampments
Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry earlier this month pushed the city of New Orleans to clear out the homeless encampments ahead of the upcoming holiday, and threatened to intervene if they failed to do so.
Court halts Louisiana homeless sweeps in New Orleans
State agents had already begun distributing notices warning unhoused residents to leave within 24 hours or face relocation to a state-designated site.
New Orleans judge issues another temporary restraining order to halt homeless encampment sweeps
An Orleans Parish judge has issued a temporary restraining order to prevent state police and other agencies from clearing the encampments about two weeks after Gov. Jeff Landry called for the sweep’s completion.
Judge halts homeless sweeps in New Orleans
A judge halts homeless sweeps in New Orleans with a restraining order, escalating tensions between Governor Jeff Landry and city officials over homelessness solutions
State police again barred from homeless sweeps amid effort to clear French Quarter
An Orleans Parish judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday against the Louisiana State Police, days after state ...
Louisiana city’s police chief indicted, arrested on federal civil rights violation
A federal grand jury has indicted a Louisiana police chief on a civil rights violation for allegedly using unreasonable force and injuring a person who was being detained.
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Three shot, one killed in French Quarter, New Orleans police say
Four people were shot in the French Quarter Thursday afternoon, and one of the victims died from the wounds, New Orleans ...
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Judge bars state troopers from further homeless sweeps in New Orleans
(Safura Syed/Verite News) NEW ORLEANS – An Orleans Parish judge on Friday ordered the Louisiana State Police to halt its sweeps of homeless encampments around New Orleans, which began ...
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New Orleans encampment hearing rescheduled
NEW ORLEANS — On Monday ... pausing sweeps, after Louisiana State Police abruptly cleared several homeless camps before the Taylor Swift concerts. “People from seven encampments were moved ...
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Second line mass shooting marks big test for popular New Orleans police chief
Over the year she's served as New Orleans' top cop, police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick has earned plaudits for the city's ...