Quatrevaux criticizes sheriff’s plan to award jail contract behind closed doors
A Sheriff's Office committee selected a company in private, but the agency won't say who it is.
Year: 2014
Coroner says he needs budget doubled; will ask city for 60 percent increase
He also plans to raise money from other parishes for autopsies, and seek fees from courts.
You’re invited: Join us to talk about the cost of restoring our coast and who will pay
The Lens, with sponsorship from the Mississippi River Delta Coalition, will host a panel discussion on funding the Master Plan at Loyola University, Aug. 20.
Warden considers ending Angola inmate’s solitary confinement after 28 straight years
Inmate Kenny “Zulu” Whitmore has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that it's unconstitutional to be held in solitary confinement for so long. Warden Burl Cain said he may take him out, but he's concerned about the inmate's affiliation with the Black Panther Party.
Sophie B. Wright renovations will last through 2015-16 school year
The school solicited bids for construction last week. A neighbor says it’s starting to look blighted.
Here’s what we found when we looked through thousands of city salary records
Civil Service employees make about $15,000 less each year than appointees.
With new tool, The Lens makes it easy to find out how much city employees are paid
It's part of The Vault, our effort to increase access to public information.
The Lens plans news conference to launch new salary database as part of The Vault
Our open-data initiative will soon include a searchable list of city employees and their budgeted pay.
Sheriff Gusman continues to hand out extra pay to deputies who may not qualify
The law excludes deputies whose primary job isn’t law enforcement. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies 'wear many hats.'
Future of coastal loss lawsuit could rest in hands of board’s nominating committee
Since the nine members of the Flood Protection Authority voted to sue oil and gas companies, the governor has replaced four of them. Now two seats are open, including one held by a lawsuit supporter. Depending on who gets appointed, lawsuit opponents could have the votes to kill the suit.
