Articles Tagged With 'Hurricane Katrina'
Judge Hands Out Tough Sentences in Post-Katrina Killing by Police
A federal judge today sentenced two former New Orleans police officers for killing Henry Glover and incinerating his body during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Trial to Open in Lawsuit Connected to Hospital Deaths After Katrina
A class-action lawsuit involving a hospital where an unusually high number of patients died after Hurricane Katrina is expected to raise issues of responsibility for disaster preparedness.
Editor’s Note: The Long Road to Justice for Henry Glover
Thanks to the sustained, effective reporting of ProPublica's A.C. Thompson, the world found out what happened to New Orleans resident Henry Glover, who was shot by a police officer and whose body was later set afire by another, all of which was covered up.
New Orleans Judge May Limit Defense Options in Glover Case
Prosecutors say police should not be able to argue that they were just following orders in when they shot civilians after Hurricane Katrina.
Two NOPD Officers Charged in Post-Katrina Death
A federal grand jury indicted two New Orleans police officers for lying and obstruction of justice in connection with the shooting death of Danny Brumfield Sr., a 45-year-old man shot in the back by police in the days after Katrina.
NOPD Officer Gets Three Years For Cover-Up of Danziger Bridge Shootings
Former NOPD Officer Jeffrey Lehrmann was sentenced to three years in federal prison for his part in the cover-up of post-Katrina shootings on the Danziger Bridge.
A Busy Summer Week at ProPublica
A review of the investigative reports ProPublica published the week of Aug. 23, 2010.
After Katrina, New Orleans Cops Were Told They Could Shoot Looters
After Katrina, New Orleans police officers circulated orders authorizing them to shoot looters and "take back the city," but it remains unclear who issued them.
In New Orleans, New Evidence of a Beating by Police
The New Orleans Times-Picayune has uncovered evidence that police officers physically attacked two city residents and a photojournalist three days after Hurricane Katrina made landfall.
Six More Charged in New Orleans Danziger Bridge Shootings
The number of current and former police officers charged with post-Katrina offenses reaches 16, including a sergeant linked to the Henry Glover case.
The Killing of Henry Glover: Who Else Knew?
The 11-count indictment accuses police officers of shooting Glover and torching his corpse, physically attacking his brother and another man, and then attempting to conceal it all.
ProPublica Wins National Magazine Award
Sheri Fink's Katrina article "The Deadly Choices at Memorial" won the National Magazine Award for Reporting.
A Note from Editor-in-Chief Paul Steiger on the Pulitzer Prize
Sheri Fink's reporting on the chaos after Hurricane Katrina is a powerful example of the work that ProPublica was founded to do.
