Fact check: Drop in New Orleans homicides not as simple as Landrieu portrays
The mayor cited raw figures on one hand and the homicide rate on the other.
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Government & Politics
Lawmakers shift construction funding to avoid running afoul of IRS rules on bonds
Live blog: City Council approves rezoning for Holy Cross development
Council voted 5-1 after impassioned comments from the community.
Live blog: Lawmakers to vote on two Landrieu-backed taxes Wednesday
Committee to deal with cigarette tax in morning; House to debate hotel tax in afternoon.
Use our calculator to see how much property tax increase would cost you
Bill could double portion of property taxes for police and fire protection.
Which statement from Landrieu’s speech do you want The Lens to fact-check?
Decide which of these five statements you want us to investigate.
Live blog: Mayor Landrieu inaugurated to second term Monday morning
Join us when the ceremony begins at 10 a.m.
Mayoral appointees get raises, promotions while Landrieu thins ranks at City Hall
The mayor has touted how he’s made City Hall leaner and more efficient. But there’s one place that hasn’t seen much belt-tightening: the mayor’s office itself. He's hired more appointees and boosted their pay as the number of police officers and firefighters has dropped.
Some one-time state money being budgeted more judiciously for 2015
Fiscal Hawks flying below radar this year, but their efforts from last year are coming home to roost.
Tricentennial will make for a very big year — and perhaps an equally big tax bite
The Landrieu administration devised a grow-or-die strategy for post-Katrina recovery and hopes to bring it to consummation by 2018.
