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.
It’s a bird, it’s a copter, it’s a zoning violation! City vows to cite Gert Town helipad
Rock 'n' Bowl demolitions are put on hold
Rock 'n Bowl seeks tear-down permits
Landrieu wants video to promote recovery
Transplanted medplex houses in need of life support
Because "prestidigitation" was too long
2 council members frustrated with tear-down tendencies
The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority should be developing houses not demolishing them, said two City Council members this week, as they considered a demolition request from the agency and a potential new owner.
Auditor critical of demo plan
The state agency tasked with the maintenance of Road Home properties will be unable to meet its own deadline to end the program next year, according to a report by the Legislative Auditor.
Mayor broke council majority to get extra tax increase
A City Council majority that favored a smaller tax increase than sought by Mayor Mitch Landrieu fell apart in the past week, making Saturday morning’s property tax increase possible.
