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Author: Karen Gadbois

About Karen Gadbois
Karen Gadbois co-founded The Lens. She now covers New Orleans government issues and writes about land use. With television reporter Lee Zurik she exposed widespread misuse of city recovery funds and led to guilty pleas in federal court. Her work attracted some of journalism's highest honors, including a Peabody Award, an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award and a gold medal from Investigative Reporters and Editors. She can be reached at (504) 606-6013.

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August 25, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Speed bump slows dozers closing in on Gert Town public pool

August 17, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Goldring redraws plan, but avenue mansion still faces wrecking ball

August 16, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

City Hall hiring freeze more than just a balancing act

August 4, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Blight worsened by housing preservation program, Hoffman Triangle residents say

August 2, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Neighborhood Participation Plan cranking up after three years stuck in neutral

July 20, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Star turn for Central City bar – but can it still operate legally as the joint it's long been?

July 14, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Flap over Magazine Street Pilates center prompts city to shape up notification rules

July 6, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

New public comment rules inspire confusion as well as criticism

July 5, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Mixed Council response to Fielkow's request for transparency and an earlier budget start

June 28, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

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