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Jim Mustian, Associated Press

Jim Mustian is an investigative reporter for The Associated Press focusing on criminal justice and law enforcement. He previously wrote for The New Orleans Advocate, Baton Rouge Advocate, Daily Iberian and other newspapers in Texas and Georgia. Mustian also serves as the Erbon W. and Marie Wise Endowed Chair in Journalism at his alma mater, Northwestern State University, in Natchitoches, where he teaches several journalism classes.  

Faimon Roberts, Loyola University New Orleans

Faimon Roberts is a columnist at The Times-Picayune | Advocate family of newspapers in Louisiana. During his nearly two decades in journalism, Roberts has covered parishes from Beauregard to Jefferson, focusing on local governments, criminal justice, rural issues and the environment. He's lived in Baton Rouge, Ruston, DeRidder and Mandeville. He also teaches ancient history — including ancient law — at Loyola University New Orleans.