Billy Sothern

Billy Sothern is a criminal defense lawyer who has represented people facing the death penalty in the American South for more than two decades. He is the author of Down in New Orleans: Reflections From a Drowned City (California).

In Lieu of Flowers In Lieu of Flowers

Mourning a slain young mother in New Orleans, the only way to dignify her death is to try to create real justice here.

Mar 13, 2007 / Feature / Billy Sothern

A Second-Line Revival A Second-Line Revival

Storm-whipped New Orleanians returned to the city to join a joyful second-line parade, a revival of music that made real the triumph of the city's spirit.

Jan 25, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Billy Sothern

Left to Die Left to Die

If a society is measured by the treatment of its prisoners, we are in deeper trouble in New Orleans than we realize. The biggest prison crisis since Attica is now unfolding in the ...

Dec 15, 2005 / Feature / Billy Sothern

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