Louisiana’s Orleans Parish News

Louisiana’s Orleans Parish to Pay $2M to Exonerated Man in Settlement

Local prosecutors have reached a $2 million settlement with a New Orleans man who spent 23 years in prison before being cleared on charges including rape and manslaughter. “I welcome this measure of justice after so many years,” Robert Jones, …

Nearly 60K New Orleans Homes Moving Out of High-Risk Flood Zone: CoreLogic

New data analysis released by CoreLogic indicates that in Louisiana’s Orleans Parish, which encompasses the city of New Orleans, nearly 60,000 homes with a reconstruction cost value of more than $12 billion will no longer be located in a designated …