New Orleans, state leaders continue fight over court consolidation

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 824

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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The New Orleans City Council met Monday for a special meeting to place an interim clerk in charge of its recently consolidated court system and set a special election in November to fill the job permanently.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said she intends to block both moves, elevating the intensity in a continuing battle between city leaders and the Landry administration over who’s in charge of the local judiciary — a fight with …

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