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Government & Politics

Carnage at daughter's birthday does not make dad a foe of bar where it happened

by Karen Gadbois May 18, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Dejean kept Gert Town board in the dark, ex-chairman of secretive non-profit contends

by Jessica Williams May 17, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Why the secrecy? Gert Town community agency won't show how it's spending lawsuit windfall

Five years after the Gert Town neighborhood started collecting $404,000 for community renewal, the non-profit dispensing the cash refuses to give residents an accounting of how it’s being spent.
by Jessica Williams May 11, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

House votes to jack up Traffic Court fees, despite ample current revenue streams

by Matt Davis May 11, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Likening BP’s blowout to an airline crash still doesn’t fly

by Mark Moseley May 11, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Despite record income, Traffic Court judges pushing bill to give themselves more money

by Matt Davis May 10, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Jim Brown makes interesting points; some are even his own

by Mark Moseley May 9, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

If at first you don't succeed … Developer vows to re-bid Auditorium makeover plan

by Ariella Cohen May 5, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

City contracts proving hard to monitor as electronic routing system is overhauled

by Ariella Cohen May 5, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Traffic camera bill could shoot a $12 million hole in New Orleans budget

by Mark Moseley May 5, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

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