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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Government & Politics
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.'
French Market Corp. moves to shut Landrieu ally out of lucrative Bourbon Street lease
The nonprofit leased land for $1 and in turn subleased it to a restaurant for more than $100,000.
Lawyer for levee authority says battle over coastal loss lawsuit is just beginning
It could take months to resolve debate over how a new law was passed and who it applies to.
Landrieu wants voters to make it harder for a mayor to steer city business to favored firms
If the City Council approves the ordinance, voters would vote on the proposal in November.
Bills mount as stalled community center becomes another eyesore in New Orleans
The Family Center of Hope has received more than $2 million in taxpayer money to open a community center. The project ran over budget and work stopped in 2012. Since then, the building has fallen into disrepair. According to the city, the politically-connected nonprofit is now seeking FEMA money to fund its completion.
