Civil Service staff takes issue with plan to consolidate 911 center dispatchers
Instead of working for police, fire or EMS, call takers would work for state and may lose accrued city benefits.
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Government & Politics
Inspector General’s Office says complaint of retaliation makes no sense
City's parking director says officials struck back at her after she alleged contract manipulations.
Frustrated with changes, civil service employees argue case in appeals court
Case turns on whether New Orleans has an appropriate Civil Service Commission.
Inspector General’s Office, two city officials under Ethics Board investigation
See where Edwards beat Vitter with our statewide vote results map
Our expanded map features statewide, legislative and selected local races. New for the general election: precinct-level results for Jefferson, St. Tammany, East Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Caddo parishes. And, of course, Orleans.
Fact-check: Edwards’ campaign ad about Vitter vote and prostitute call is mostly true
Though it doesn't quite back up its implication that Vitter missed the vote because of the call.
A judge’s lie obscures a deeper truth about the New Orleans region
The shifting balance between suburbs and the city provides an opportunity for regional thinking.
Neighbors seeking to create another, less-dense zoning category
Development company says it's worked for two years with another group to reach consensus.
Ordinance requires Ethics Board members to file annual financial disclosures
Effort mimics state measure, and all on board have recently filed forms with the state.
Mayor disregards diversity in Ethics Board appointments; members fail in disclosures
Despite a city law demanding that the mayor consider demographics to ensure that boards and commissions reflect the city’s population, Mitch Landrieu appears to have passed over female and Hispanic nominees to the city’s Ethics Review Board. Separately, some Ethics Board members haven't disclosed possible conflicts of interest.
