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Sheriff finds job for chief judge's wife despite lack of appraisal experience

Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman hired the wife of Municipal Court Chief Judge Paul Sens as a real-estate appraiser about the same time the judge hired Gusman's wife.
by Tom Gogola March 12, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Saints bounty mystery: Why such a puny return on such a big risk?

by Mark Moseley March 9, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Would-be bidder miffed as NORA snatches 7th Ward property from the auction block

by Karen Gadbois March 8, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

A community organizer who knew better than Goldman Sachs’ boss

by Mark Moseley March 1, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Would-be local charter operators vent frustrations at state school board meeting

by Jessica Williams March 1, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

City seeks to demolish cemetery cottages, replace them with concrete block structures

by Karen Gadbois February 28, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Increasingly frustrated Council members say city can't afford mental-health cuts at LSU

City officials met Thursday morning to try and solve a nagging $15 million problem: How to restore critical health-care money for LSU Interim Hospital cut from Gov. Bobby Jindal’s mid-year budget adjustment.
by Tom Gogola February 23, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Nagin probe warrants soul-searching by voters, media as well

As details emerge about a multi-track federal investigation into former Mayor Ray Nagin’s personal dealings with city contractors, The Times-Picayune recently reminded us that Nagin was viewed as a “colossal disappointment”...
by Mark Moseley February 23, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

City rails against trimming mental-health care; Jindal envoy said state isn't dictating cuts

by Tom Gogola February 15, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Talk about a bit of chutzpah: Asking for overtime after being caught gambling

by Mark Moseley February 15, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

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