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Government & Politics

Mayor wants to create office for citizen-engagement

by Ariella Cohen October 15, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Landrieu wants city to measure up, literally, using Comstat-like metrics

by Ariella Cohen October 14, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Brees needs daddy time

by Mark Moseley October 14, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Citizen-participation plan gets chilly reception from council

by Karen Gadbois October 13, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Landrieu administration hasn’t provided budget documents

by Steve Beatty October 12, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

It's none of your business: Most charters don't comply with open-meetings law

The state charter school law frees independently run public-school campuses from many laws. However, that doesn’t include the state’s open-meetings law.
by Jessica Williams October 7, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Birthers still waiting for Superman’s birth certificate

by Mark Moseley October 6, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Council to consider alternatives to jailing municipal defendants

by Matt Davis October 5, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

Sheriff headed to court without budget increase

Sheriff Marlin Gusman is threatening to take the city to court unless it pays him 28 percent more money than last year to house New Orleans inmates.
by Matt Davis September 30, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

City agency makes changes in face of federal threat

by Ariella Cohen September 30, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

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