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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.

Defend Plaquemines

May 28, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Shaking a fist at Monkeyfister

May 26, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Scenes of frustration

May 25, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Five years after Katrina, the return of disaster capitalism?

May 24, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

City tries to address homeowner's elevation hassles

May 19, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Nagin's wisdom now for hire on the speaking circuit

May 5, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019
As he suggested in one of his many farewell interviews, it looks like former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin is embarking on a career in public speaking.

City's double standard hangs up dozens of Road Home sales and renovations

April 22, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

I hate to name-drop, but Nagin dropped my name!

April 15, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Decrepit strip mall financed by taxpayer money avoids wrecking ball — for now

March 18, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Taxpayers donate property for homeless only to see it stagnate under non-profit

March 10, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

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