“The public records law means what it says — if the people want to review records of government spending or how decisions are made in positions of public trust those records have to be turned over in a timely fashion,” Scott Sternberg, McKay’s attorney, said.
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‘It will be a mess:’ Traffic headaches from Convention Center Blvd. not expected to go away when construction ends
A plan from three years ago to fix the increased traffic from the lane reduction on Convention Center Boulevard has gone nowhere.
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Entergy sues the City Council over lower profit rate and $1 million fine
Company wants to overturn recently passed resolution setting electric and gas rates for the city.
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City seeking contract with nonprofit with questionable history handling public funds, but council delays vote
The Family Center of Hope received millions in public funds to build a community center. It was never completed, and the building is still vacant.
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Company that received large incentive package to create jobs in New Orleans plans to hire overseas, records show
Federal records show that DXC has filed more than 150 applications for H-1B visas.
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Persistent outages plaguing Grand Gulf nuclear plant are adding millions to the bills of New Orleans customers
The outages cost New Orleans customers upwards of $100,000 a day, according to Entergy.
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A Cautionary Tale: The New Orleans Office of Inspector General. Part 2: Facing Challenges
In the second part of his essay, former Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux writes about the events that led to his 2017 retirement.
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A Cautionary Tale: The New Orleans Office of Inspector General. Part 1: Fulfilling the mission
Former New Orleans IG Ed Quatrevaux on his eight-year tenure and his office’s successes.
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City Council passes budget, lowers property tax rates for 2020
Property tax rates reduced by 4.6 mills overall. Council allocates Entergy fines.
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Convention Center approves 2020 spending plan, defers vote on major architectural contract
Populous contract vote delayed following board member questions on legality.