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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.

Everything old is new again, and vice versa

August 4, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Jail advisory group will not open meetings to the public, administration says

July 29, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Landrieu’s group studying jail meets in private; no plans to take comments from public

July 22, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Reduced! Fancy sink included

July 16, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Landrieu fills position for environmental affairs after all

July 8, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Old Earhart plan causes new concerns among neighbors about appropriateness

July 7, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019
Residents question whether the $8.9 million project to widen a section of Earhart Boulevard serve the needs of post-Katrina New Orleans

Prison expansion on hold until advisory group speaks out

July 1, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Direct AeroMexico flights from New Orleans to Mexico City have been cancelled

June 25, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Landrieu letting sun shine on city contracting process

June 3, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Council increases transparency with subcontractor ordinance

June 1, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

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