The New Orleans City Council has approved an ordinance to seek an opinion from the attorney general's office on whether they can require all city departments, including the sheriff's office, to join ...

The New Orleans City Council has approved an ordinance to seek an opinion from the attorney general's office on whether they can require all city departments, including the sheriff's office, to join ...

The longstanding council-sheriff clash over funding for the city's jail blew up into a major issue after the May 16 escape of ...