Dec 05, 2020 · NEW ORLEANS – Councilman Williams will be trading his title for a new one, District Attorney of Orleans Parish. Williams edged out …
Dec 05, 2020 · Jason Williams celebrates with supporters after beating Keva Landrum in the Orleans Parish district attorney's runoff race at NOLA Brewing Company, 3001 Tchoupitoulas St. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020.
Jan 11, 2021 · Jason Williams took office Monday as Orleans Parish district attorney, pledging to remake a traditional, hard-charging office into a progressive …
Keva Landrum and Jason Williams are headed into a runoff in the race to become the next Orleans Parish District Attorney. Landrum left her post as …
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Shrugging off federal tax fraud charges and opposition from much of the city’s political establishment, Jason Williams clinched victory Saturday in the Orleans Parish district attorney’s race with a call for massive changes to an office that's been dogged by allegations of prosecutorial overreach.
The unusual scenario is hardly unprecedented in New Orleans. In fact, two of the city's last four elected district attorneys — Harry Connick Sr. and Jim Garrison — were also tried on federal criminal charges. Both were acquitted.
Most voters weren’t turned off by the biggest controversy swirling around Williams: the 11-count tax fraud indictment brought in June by federal prosecutors, who alleged that Williams routinely exaggerated business expenses to avoid paying taxes over a period of several years.
If Landrum were to win the runoff, she would be come the first woman elected to the post in New Orleans. She also was the first female district attorney in Louisiana when she served as interim district attorney from 2007 to 2008.
At least two well-funded groups are pouring money into races that will determine key political posts in the New Orleans criminal justice syste…
Williams joined other City Council members in voting to slash Cannizzaro’s budget over their policy differences. The district attorney then blamed those cuts for turnover in his office.
Earlier this year, it was hard to mistake a bounce in Jason Williams’ step as he prepared to take on Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Can…
Jason Williams took office Monday as Orleans Parish district attorney, pledging to remake a traditional, hard-charging office into a progressive force that addresses racial and economic disparities within the criminal-justice system.
Jason Williams sworn in as New Orleans DA, joining national ranks of 'progressive prosecutors'. Jason Williams delivers a speech during his inauguration ceremony at the Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans East on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Jason Williams, center, arrives with his family to Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans East ...
Jason Williams delivers a speech during his inauguration ceremony at the Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans East on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Jason Williams, center, arrives with his family to Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans East for his swearing-in ceremony as District Attorney on Monday, January 11, 2021.
Newly installed Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams announced two key hires at a news conference Thursday, his first major moves to reshape the office as the fate of scores of holdovers from Leon Cannizzaro’s tenure remained uncertain.
Emily Maw, second from right, speaks after being chosen to serve as the Civil Rights Division Chief under Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams during a press conference at the District Attorney's office in New Orleans, La. Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021.