NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election Saturday to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper, despite ...

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NEW ORLEANS -- A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election Saturday to serve as the city's chief criminal court record keeper, despite the ...