NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The Louisiana State Senate passed a bill Monday (March 30) that could ultimately allow state lawmakers to remove elected judges they deem incompetent.
State Sen. Jay Morris (R-West Monroe) wrote the bill, citing several high-profile cases including the shooting of University of New Orleans student Noah Hansard in Lake Terrace three years ago, the killing of French Quarter tour guide Kristie Gioe Thibodeaux and the killing of tourist Jacob Carter in the Marigny.
“This is one of the few bills I can say that we can pass to keep people from dying. Because people have died because of malfeasance in office,” Morris said.
Crime victim’s mother supports measure
Elisabeth Hansard said her son Noah was shot in Lake Terrace three years ago during a robbery, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. A suspect in the case, Cruz Matute, was a 16-year-old out on probation from Orleans Parish Juvenile Court at the time…