Pentagon program puts materiel in hands of local law-enforcement agencies, similar to police in Ferguson, Missouri.
Civil Service employees make about $15,000 less each year than appointees.
Mayor Landrieu says it's necessary to pay for improvements at the Police Department and the jail.
Maps show low turnout in the Irish Channel, where the St. Patrick's Day parade closed streets and brought out crowds. They also show polarization in the coroner's race, with Dr. Jeffrey Rouse winning wealthier, whiter parts of the city. African-American areas went to Dwight McKenna.
Sheriff, coroner, City Council at-large, Council District C and the Audubon Commission tax.