John Simerman

News/Investigations for The Times Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate (@nolanews). Proud Contra Costa Times alum.

[Andrea Gallo @aegallo]

The staged car wrecks saga in New Orleans has raised the possibility of solving an unrelated cold case.

"This is almost like, ‘We know who did it.’ We don’t want it to stop there," the family says.

@rjamesfinn and @johnsimerman explore:

https://t.co/6XzzHbkjqz

[Andrea Gallo @aegallo]

Really interesting read from @samkarlin about a bill in #lalege that would add more secrecy to searches for brass at universities across the state. After an initial interview w/ Sam, bill author said he was going to amend the bill. https://t.co/rz5lvQYvVR

[Andrea Gallo @aegallo]

Quite a read on New Orleans lawyer Billy Gibbens, who's leaving his law practice to run the giant River Birch Landfill after turning the table more than a decade ago on a federal probe into the owners (involving a @NOLAnews commenting scandal!)
https://t.co/NmXWQK9h30

[Andrea Gallo @aegallo]

New @NOLAnews project out today from the great @patrick_wall. Louisiana traditional public school enrollment is plummeting, leading to layoffs, program cuts, campaigns to win back students. What does this mean for Louisiana’s future?

https://t.co/bvRt966zkP

[Andrea Gallo @aegallo]

So great to see @NewYorker cite @johnsimerman’s reporting today in their deep dive about staged car crashes in New Orleans
https://t.co/d8Q4vaMaLh

[Drew Broach @DrewBroach1]

The decision is a landmark one, the first time in Louisiana history that an electric utility has formally filed for abandonment proceedings, and apparently the first such case in the U.S. https://t.co/YvcjAViJ1G?

[Andrea Gallo @aegallo]

A fascinating tale from @rjamesfinn about how a duo of political allies has taken over a New Orleans family's drawn out succession feud -- and how much $$$ they stand to make from it
https://t.co/TOV504piph

[NOLA.com @NOLAnews]

A Louisiana justice voted on a challenge to a law he helped write. Should he have stepped aside? https://t.co/pC8FuKGHhj

[Andrea Gallo @aegallo]

Our investigations newsletter for @NOLAnews/ @theadvocatebr has returned! Sign up here for behind-the-scenes details on our stories and how we tell them:
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[James Finn @rjamesfinn]

SCOOP: A New Orleans police department recruit detained by ICE this week is a Cameroon man who has lived in the US for 10 years, sources tell me, ⁦@missy_wilkinson⁩ and ⁦@johnsimerman⁩ https://t.co/yb6oUBRY6J

[John Simerman @johnsimerman]

Oystermen grieve Honduran deckhand who drowned fleeing feds during Louisiana immigration sweeps. w/⁦⁦@sophie_kasakove⁩ https://t.co/euF9qEOfc1

[Andrea Gallo @aegallo]

Absolutely wild story from @johnsimerman about how corruption allegations in family court prompted intervention from an LA Supreme Court justice, who has started attending hearings in the case, along with #lalege members
https://t.co/UzlUSsrjOf

[NOLA.com @NOLAnews]

'Lamest of lame ducks.' Indicted Mayor LaToya Cantrell not expected to finish her agenda. https://t.co/cSZlB3LLjm

[NOLA.com @NOLAnews]

Mayor LaToya Cantrell is indicted, but will it lead to conviction? Legal experts aren't so sure. https://t.co/jKMqHxMF8p

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Orleans Parish jail locks failed for months before escape, jammed with Scrabble tiles, debris https://t.co/2HzyuHscea

[Andrea Gallo @aegallo]

Our latest @NOLAnews project from @jilliankramer and @jadelson. Murder cases in New Orleans move through court at a slower pace than nearly anywhere else. Families of victims and the accused are trapped in a never-ending cycle of grief. Why is it this way?
https://t.co/MzvycuBoP5

[NOLA.com @NOLAnews]

He came to New Orleans with plans for a hotel and restaurant empire. It didn't work out. https://t.co/gO6wybGcBv

[John Simerman @johnsimerman]

@LAStatePolice Barely moving still.

[NOLA.com @NOLAnews]

More turmoil in Louisiana public defense as board clashes over pay, jobs for top officials https://t.co/rBUXL2bPWr