Mark Peneguy, who’s not on the committee, said the city is wasting Wisner money on its anti-violence efforts.
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Part of NOLA for Life effort ends grants; results from last year still unclear
Program is bringing together 20 service providers to plan for a pilot project to reach young men at risk of killing or being killed.
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New Orleans immigration court handling more than 1,200 cases of unaccompanied minors fleeing Central America
Referrals to the New Orleans court have surged in the past few years. Children end up here in part because they can live with relatives while their cases are pending. Most don’t have lawyers, but Hiroko Kusuda, right, and the Loyola Law Clinic are representing some for free.
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French Market Corp. leases park to restaurant, shutting Landrieu ally out of deal
The city agency agreed to let Dottie Belletto’s nonprofit use the park for free, but the organization rejected the deal.
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After making little on 2013 Super Bowl, city agreed to similar services for 2018 bid
Mayor Landrieu has said the city netted just $500,000 from the 2013 Super Bowl.
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Quatrevaux criticizes sheriff’s plan to award jail contract behind closed doors
A Sheriff’s Office committee selected a company in private, but the agency won’t say who it is.
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Coroner says he needs budget doubled; will ask city for 60 percent increase
He also plans to raise money from other parishes for autopsies, and seek fees from courts.
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Here’s what we found when we looked through thousands of city salary records
Civil Service employees make about $15,000 less each year than appointees.
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With new tool, The Lens makes it easy to find out how much city employees are paid
It’s part of The Vault, our effort to increase access to public information.
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Sheriff Gusman continues to hand out extra pay to deputies who may not qualify
The law excludes deputies whose primary job isn’t law enforcement. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies ‘wear many hats.’