The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office will prosecute more cases in New Orleans as a result of a new agreement with Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams. AG Liz Murrill says their office already has five prosecutors handling cases out of New Orleans and they will now take on more cases.
“So we looked at this as a way to bring more manpower without overburdening the district attorney by offering to support that level of the project through the Attorney General’s office,” said Murrill.
Murrill says under the cooperative agreement, the Louisiana AG’s office will prosecute individuals arrested by State Police or if LSP was involved in the criminal investigation.
“We are preparing to be able to prosecute any kind of case, whether it will be a misdemeanor or felony murder, we will be prepared to handle those cases, the numbers are hard to predict,” said Murrill.
Reducing crime in New Orleans is a focus of the Landry Administration. The governor is looking to bring more state troopers to the city to help the N-O-P-D fight crime. Murrill says if her office can help increase the number of convictions a strong message will be sent.
“We should see a drop in the crime rate because people will understand there are enough people enforcing the law and there will be consequences if they are out there breaking it,” said Murrill.
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