Mike Perlstein

Journalism Matters: My story on WWL Louisiana uncovered a defendant wearing an ankle bracelet identified in serious crimes before a murder led to his arrest. Not the first time I have revealed a murder that was preventable. wwltv.com/article/news/i…

Just In: Mayor LaToya Cantrell is asking federal authorities for permission to travel to Iceland for family vacation. Court OK required b/c of travel restrictions and passport forfeiture as a condition of her bond on fed charges.

EXCLUSIVE: The criminal justice system takes a bizarre turn. wwltv.com/article/news/i…

Attorney and family say justice system took a wrong turn wwltv.com/mobile/article…

EXCLUSIVE: Attorney and family say justice system took a wrong turn wwltv.com/mobile/article…

EXCLUSIVE: Coming up at 6, WWL Louisiana looks at bizarre criminal case in which a legal "Hail Mary" kept a security guard out of prison despite a felony conviction that "shocked" his family.

BREAKING: It's official. Longtime Jefferson Parish Attorney David Courcelle is the nominee to be the district's next U.S. Attorney. Here's the WWL Louisiana update: Trump nominates Courcelle as US Attorney for Eastern Louisiana | wwltv.com

BREAKING: Judge rules City Council travel ban on Mayor Cantrell and her administration unconstitutional | wwltv.com

@BigAnglind Boys just gotta have fun!

@MikePerlstein Whatcha doing covering sports Perl? No investigations going on! 🤣🤣

BREAKING PELS NEWS: CJ and Olynyk to the Wizards for Poole and Bey. Clearly a youth movement by new Prez Dumars. Analysts giving thumbs up. Thoughts?

WWL Special | New Orleans Jailbreak: The first 7 days - Our detailed, day-by-day timeline reveals how the escape unfolded and why victims, witnesses, and even prosecutors have now gone into hiding. wwltv.com/mobile/article… via @WWLTV

Mayor LaToya Cantrell has lost her appeal against a former neighbor, who took her picture, as she ate on a restaurant balcony with her former police bodyguard. wwltv.com/mobile/article…

⚖️ @MikePerlstein gave an update on the NOPD consent decree. The city filed to end the decree immediately. The DOJ, under the Trump admin, changed course from the Biden admin and is now prioritizing ending consent decrees across the country. Informed Sources, 5/23/25

@nolatrashtalk @FixNOLA Hope that's a good thing. 😎🤙

@FixNOLA @MikePerlstein Mike was my journalism professor in college!

@MWollenweber Agreed, but nobody is doing that or proposing that. Or anything even close.

@MikePerlstein There’s nothing more dystopian than an unaccountable private spy network using facial recognition to secretly track every New Orleans resident for the government

MISSED OPPORTUNITY IN JAIL ESCAPE? Project NOLA’s cameras cut off by department, despite continued use by other agencies wwltv.com/mobile/article…

MCC President Rafael Goyeneche comments on State Department of Corrections the transfer of 63 state inmates following last week's escape. @WWLTV @MikePerlstein @WWLAMFM @NOLAnews @FOX8NOLA @wdsu @WGNOtv @TheLensNOLA @veritenewsnola @IlluminatorLA

🚨BREAKING: Jail employee arrested in connection with inmate escape at Orleans Justice Center aglizmurrill.com/Article/274