The mayor has touted how he’s made City Hall leaner and more efficient. But there’s one place that hasn’t seen much belt-tightening: the mayor’s office itself. He's hired more appointees and boosted their pay as the number of police officers and firefighters has dropped.
The mayor promised to remediate 10,000 blighted properties in New Orleans. In January, he announced he had met his goal. But that was based on a study of all properties that had been fixed up, regardless of whether the city got involved. The city is now cited as a model for blight reduction, but there’s no official count of properties that have been remediated.
Rules that control hiring, promotion and discipline would be rewritten.
Homeowners want to buy street from city, in part so they can keep illegal fence.
Police chief says the problem isn't related to cops checking in for off-duty work.
Whistleblower says Orleans Parish Sheriff is gaming the system to pay people who aren't eligible.
Marco Outdoor Advertising has tried for years to build the billboard there.
Tax official takes issue with comparison done by The Lens, says he will create policy for private streets.
The state pays deputies involved in law enforcement an extra $500 per month. To get the money, sheriffs must fill out a form showing that the employees aren’t administrative or clerical employees. Sheriff Marlin Gusman, however, has been using an old form that doesn't ask exactly how much law enforcement they do.
