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Appeals court suspends Hutson sentencing hearing

Newell: Sheriff Hutson is the one who ought to be let out of Orleans Parish jail. After turning the facility into an international joke, a resignation is long overdue.

Newell: The Orleans Parish DA’s office is conducting ‘fake trials' with no evidence and no witnesses to churn out not-guilty verdicts “Rafael Goyaneche pointed out that, in some of these cases, no witness was ever sworn in," Laura Rodrigue continues. "And so Jeopardy hasn't even been attached in these cases. That trial didn't even happen. It’s not a real trial.”

Kirkpatrick: “New Orleans is a developer's dreamland.” NOPD chief seeks to use safety to draw businesses, plans to tackle shoplifting issues

After six weeks, two New Orleans escapees still at large

Newell: Sheriff Hutson coddled OPSO jail inmates, now we’re paying for it; new report reveals New Orleans governance continues to be a national exception in the worst possible way

JP Morrell & Newell: Sheriff Hutson gave iPads to OPSO inmates who used them coordinate escape plans, reports show; here's why Morrell hasn’t called on Hutson to resign yet “The average person in the city of New Orleans can’t afford an iPad, yet their tax dollars are going toward giving iPads to people who are incarcerated.”

New Orleans jail employee arrested after 2 inmates OD

Newell: The best thing Sheriff Hutson can do for New Orleans is resign

Girlfriend of Orleans jail escapee arrested on state warrant