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.
Plessy v Ferguson upheld segregation – now Plessy’s family seeks a pardon
125 years after the landmark ruling, Plessy and Ferguson descendants and the New Orleans district attorney are seeking a posthumous pardon In 1896, Homer Plessy was convicted for boarding a [...]
Three men plead guilty in killing of Todriana Peters, 12-year-old slain at party
Three men pleaded guilty to roles in the killing of 12-year-old Todriana Peters at a Lower 9th Ward graduation party on Wednesday, handing New Orleans prosecutors an early victory in [...]
Aging Louisiana prisoners were promised a chance at parole after 10 years. Some are finally free
NEW ORLEANS – On a warm October day, 84-year-old Lester Pearson uses a cane to slowly walk out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary as a free man. After 57 years [...]
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