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The sheriff of Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish answers only to voters. In this conservative suburb, that translates to nearly unchecked power.

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Four Years After Cop Was Filmed Slamming Black Woman to the Ground, Louisiana Passes Accountability Law

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News

July 23, 2025, 10:15 am EDT

Louisiana Deputy Who Slammed a Black Woman on the Pavement Was Named in Multiple Suits, Records Show

by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO, and Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate

October 21, 2021, 4:30 pm EDT

ACLU Calls On Federal Prosecutors to Investigate the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office

by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO

September 28, 2021, 6:00 pm EDT

14 stories published since 2021

Louisiana Sheriff’s Department Settles Two Use-of-Force Cases, Including One in Which an Autistic Teen Died

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News

November 27, 2023, 12:00 pm EST
Louisiana Supreme Court Ruling Overturns Reform Law Intended to Fix “Three-Strikes” Sentences

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News

October 4, 2023, 6:00 am EDT
He Fled a Traffic Stop in Louisiana. Now He’s in Prison for Life.

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News

September 8, 2023, 7:00 am EDT
Feds Say Jefferson Parish Deputies May Have Violated Law in Death of Autistic Teen

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News

May 30, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
Nearly Half of All Sheriffs in Louisiana Are Violating Public Records Laws

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News

January 27, 2023, 6:00 am EST
A Sheriff in Louisiana Has Been Destroying Records of Deputies’ Alleged Misconduct for Years

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News

January 12, 2023, 2:30 pm EST
Actions of Deputy Who Dragged Woman by Her Hair Deemed “Reasonable and Acceptable”

by Gordon Russell, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate

September 9, 2022, 7:00 am EDT
He Was Filming on His Phone. Then a Deputy Attacked Him and Charged Him With Resisting Arrest.

by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO, with data analysis by Greg Morton, ProPublica

December 22, 2021, 7:00 am EST
“If Everybody’s White, There Can’t Be Any Racial Bias”: The Disappearance of Hispanic Drivers From Traffic Records

by Richard A. Webster

November 22, 2021, 7:00 am EST
Three Children Attacked a Black Woman. A Sheriff’s Deputy Arrived — and Beat Her More.

by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO

October 16, 2021, 6:00 am EDT
“They Saw Me and Thought the Worst”

by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO, photography by Kathleen Flynn

September 24, 2021, 5:00 am EDT

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Four Years After Cop Was Filmed Slamming Black Woman to the Ground, Louisiana Passes Accountability Law

Louisiana Deputy Who Slammed a Black Woman on the Pavement Was Named in Multiple Suits, Records Show

ACLU Calls On Federal Prosecutors to Investigate the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office

Louisiana Sheriff’s Department Settles Two Use-of-Force Cases, Including One in Which an Autistic Teen Died

Louisiana Supreme Court Ruling Overturns Reform Law Intended to Fix “Three-Strikes” Sentences

He Fled a Traffic Stop in Louisiana. Now He’s in Prison for Life.

Feds Say Jefferson Parish Deputies May Have Violated Law in Death of Autistic Teen

Nearly Half of All Sheriffs in Louisiana Are Violating Public Records Laws

A Sheriff in Louisiana Has Been Destroying Records of Deputies’ Alleged Misconduct for Years

Actions of Deputy Who Dragged Woman by Her Hair Deemed “Reasonable and Acceptable”

He Was Filming on His Phone. Then a Deputy Attacked Him and Charged Him With Resisting Arrest.

“If Everybody’s White, There Can’t Be Any Racial Bias”: The Disappearance of Hispanic Drivers From Traffic Records

Three Children Attacked a Black Woman. A Sheriff’s Deputy Arrived — and Beat Her More.

“They Saw Me and Thought the Worst”

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