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Author: Karen Gadbois

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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.

837 Bungalow Court

February 11, 2007 Updated November 7, 2019

5011 S.Robertson St

February 11, 2007 Updated November 7, 2019

OFF the FEMA List

February 9, 2007 Updated November 7, 2019

3201 Calhoun St {Claiborne University}

February 1, 2007 Updated November 7, 2019

9005 Olive Street {Carrollton Hollygrove}

January 31, 2007 Updated November 7, 2019

8917 Olive Street {Carrollton Hollygrove}

January 31, 2007 Updated November 7, 2019

2240 S.Lopez {Broadmoor}

January 29, 2007 Updated November 7, 2019

2336 Valence St. {Freret}

January 29, 2007 Updated November 7, 2019

1713 St. Bernard Ave.

January 23, 2007 Updated November 7, 2019

Peck Hall

January 23, 2007 Updated November 7, 2019

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