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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi making an announcement on February 12, 2025 at the Department of Justice's headquarters in Washington, D.C. The DOJ, which Bondi leads, has pulled millions of dollars in funding from Louisiana organizations that work with survivors of domestic, sexual and intimate partner violence.
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After DOJ cuts grants, anti-violence groups in New Orleans fear layoffs, inability to help victims

Avatar photo by Arielle Robinson May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

Two nonprofits in New Orleans are worried about their futures after the U.S. DOJ abruptly canceled a federal grant that would have helped them offer support to survivors of violence. 

New Orleans Police Department Deputy Superintendent Nicholas Gernon listens to Gentilly resident Aarafa Payne during a Thursday, Oct. 10 meeting on the city's potential exit from the consent decree.
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Q&A: NOPD top brass talk sex crimes investigations, consent decree

Michelle Liu by Michelle Liu December 24, 2024December 23, 2024
New Orleans Police Department Deputy Superintendent Nicholas Gernon listens to Gentilly resident Aarafa Payne during a Thursday, Oct. 10 meeting on the city's potential exit from the consent decree.
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NOPD meetings to collect feedback on consent decree exit have been sparsely attended so far

Avatar photo by Arielle Robinson October 11, 2024October 11, 2024
A security camera captured the last moments of 16-year-old Eric Parsa's life.
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Feds say Jeff Parish deputies may have violated law in death of autistic teen

Richard A. Webster by Richard A. Webster May 24, 2023June 10, 2024
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