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November 1, 2007 - Speaking of criminal justice in post-Katrina New Orleans, an Orleans Parish grand jury declined to indict Gretna Police Officer Lawrence Vaughn on a charge of illegal use of a weapon in connection with his firing a gun on the Crescent City Connection two days after Hurricane Katrina, the

November 1, 2007 - by Bill Quigley, Guest Contributor  

October 31, 2007 - District Attorney Eddie Jordan of New Orleans has resigned.

October 30, 2007 - For the first time in more than four decades, the South* is the only region in the country where low-income children make up a majority -- 54 percent -- of public school students. That has critical implications for the South's future, since low-income students as a group lag behind their wealthier peers by most measures of educational progress.

October 29, 2007 - Last week, Piyush "Bobby" Jindal became the first non-white governor of Louisiana since Reconstruction -- and the first Indian-American governor in U.S. history. The Republican congressman will succeed Democratic Gov.

October 26, 2007 - While President Bush has used the California fires as an opportunity to swipe at Louisiana Gov.

October 25, 2007 - Crime is on people's minds -- and according to a Gallup poll released this week, many think crime is getting worse: