A 21st Century
Prosecutors’ Office
New Orleans has led the world in convictions and incarcerations for decades, without any corresponding decrease in crime. It’s time for us to be as smart on crime as we’ve historically been tough on crime. The District Attorney’s Office is simultaneously increasing safety and delivering justice with a laser focus on serious offenses and a belief that every New Orleanian deserves the presumption of innocence.
Jason Williams
Orleans Parish District Attorney
From college football to law school, private practice to public service with a career defined by personal conviction and professional compassion, District Attorney Jason Williams is a New Orleans native through and through. But, he is a civil servant most of all—a singularly honorable man guided by an ethos of respect for others, justice for all, and leadership through it all.
FOX NEWS – District Attorney Jason Williams Featured on FOX NEWS’ America’s Newsroom Discussing Crime in New Orleans and Across the Country
This week, DA Williams sat down with FOX NEWS “America’s Newsroom” with Bill Hemmer & Dana Perino to discuss the DA's Office’s efforts to increase safety in New Orleans [...]
NOLA.COM – District Attorney Jason Williams fights payouts for wrongfully convicted defendants
Two lawsuits filed by wrongfully convicted men against the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office in the last year are forcing District Attorney Jason Williams to confront the potential financial [...]
WDSU – Orleans Parish District Attorney Discusses Conviction of Man Who Fatally Stabbed Woman in Seventh Ward
A New Orleans man accused of stabbing a woman to death in a Seventh Ward home back in 2016 has been convicted, according to the Orleans Parish district attorney. [...]
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