Jillian Kramer

The 13-year-old and 16-year-old cases were both scheduled for trial on Monday. But only the case of Kendall Harrison, who is accused of killing a good Samaritan in 2012 in Algiers, went forward.

The chronic delays inflict years of anguish on families of murder victims.

Judges clocking out before noon. Lost evidence. A request for a delay in a murder case so a lawyer could attend a Mardi Gras ball. Inside Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, hearings and trial dates routinely collapse for preventable reasons.

First Black judge to reach a state bench in Louisiana without a gubernatorial appointment continues to work toward justice for all after his retirement.

“My mandate is to move this docket,” Zibilich said.

The judge did not offer a reason for his departure, despite recent criticisms of his slow-moving docket.

New Orleans murder cases take nearly three years, on average, to close its cases from arrest to resolution. The painstaking delays keep families of victims back to the courtroom, leading to frustration and more heartache. Read the full in-depth report here.

Here's an inside look at the unit that closed more homicide cases last year than in any other year in the last decade.

Lurline LaBeaud-Duncan waited more than five agonizing years for justice after the murder of her son, Gregory Heisser III, and his fiancée in 2018. Here’s a look at the case, from start to finish.

The Louisiana Supreme Court denied a public records request for the fourth-term judge's letter requesting a leave of absence.