Attorneys for New Orleans' "most notorious street criminal" seek court order to identity of witnesses

The witness protection program is largely a federal program for informants who rat on their associates.

The WPP consists of changing your identity, cutting ties with friends, co-workers, and some family members, relocating, getting a new job, and in some cases, reconstructive facial surgery. Sorry, but i'm probably not willing to go through that as a potential witness.

it tends to be especially challenging in a city like new orleans where "home and family" is EXTREMELY deep rooted in the culture