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Author: Sam Tabachnik

Love letter to a wild and crazy mistress as a jobseeker bails out of New Orleans

October 9, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
Seduced by New Orleans, a young Tulane grad breaks it off and heads back east.

St. Bernard’s rejection of flood-protection tax could ripple across east bank

December 6, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
Voters rejected a 67 percent increase in a tax that funds flood protection.

Civil Service staff urges 20 percent jump in cop pay — but what about pensions?

September 25, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
If approved by Civil Service and City Council, annual cost to the city would run upwards of $10 million

Freelancer’s lament: When will the news biz figure out how to pay us?

May 2, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
None of my friends, neighbors or relatives are heading into this field — and, really, can you blame them?

Decisions just weeks away on re-opening Bayou St. John’s gate to the lake

April 25, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
Human safety will remain a paramount concern, and the gate will be shut when weather poses a flood risk.

City: High-ranking officers working in City Park trailer do ‘important supervisory work’

February 21, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
The city responded to a report saying the high-ranking officers should be reassigned.

Opening of Mississippi River bike path delayed as corps fixes problem

February 4, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
A sharp dropoff from the path to the grass poses a danger to cyclists and runners.

Orleans Parish sheriff candidates spar over jail conditions, size and funding

January 16, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
Sheriff Marlin Gusman said vulnerable inmates are not being placed with violent offenders.

Report: NOPD should reassign or demote high-ranking officers doing lesser work

December 19, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019
The officers work out of a trailer in City Park, which they believe is punishment for being critical of the department.

What’s ‘white privilege’ all about? The People’s Institute offers tough insights

December 13, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019
Harsh criticism of his recent opinion column leads a recent Tulane graduate to dig more deeply into the role race plays in personal and community relations.

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