New Orleans voters will head to the polls on Saturday for the city’s final election of 2025, which features a high-profile runoff in the race for criminal clerk.

The contest pits incumbent Darren Lombard against Calvin Duncan, a formerly incarcerated man who spent more than 28 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit. While imprisoned at Angola, Duncan studied law and assisted fellow inmates with appeals. His conviction was later overturned, and he is now a practicing attorney who has gained national attention and support from criminal justice reform advocates.

The race has been fraught with tension. Lombard and Louisiana’s Attorney General have questioned Duncan’s claims of innocence, while Duncan has accused Lombard’s office of mismanaging court records, which can be crucial fo

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