Civic groups quiz candidates on transparency, other issues
Landrieu, many council candidates decline to answer yes-or-no questions on openness and accountability.
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Government & Politics
French Market Corp. to cancel lease with council candidate due to ethical conflict
Landrieu, Bagneris would earn state pensions while serving as mayor
Mitch Landrieu has received about $81,000 a year since 2010; Bagneris could get $94,000.
Citing conflict of interest, City Council candidate wants out of lease with city’s French Market Corporation
Eugene Green planned to open a Cold Stone Creamery on Decatur Street.
Orleans Parish sheriff candidates spar over jail conditions, size and funding
Sheriff Marlin Gusman said vulnerable inmates are not being placed with violent offenders.
Live chat: Share reactions, discuss our story on Landrieu’s political tactics
Talk with The Lens' Tyler Bridges at 1:30 p.m. Friday.
City employees solicit Landrieu endorsements from neighborhood leaders
A spokesman for the mayor says they were working on their own time.
‘Enemy for life’: Mayor Mitch Landrieu accused of steamrolling those who disagree with him
If you’re not on Mitch Landrieu’s team, people say, he’ll fight back by pulling city contracts, removing you from boards and committees, and dressing you down. The mayor says there’s no evidence of such retaliation, and that he’s tangled with entrenched political interests.
Kristen Gisleson Palmer talks politics at ‘Breakfast with the Newsmakers’ (video)
Join us at 8 a.m.
City Council candidate Jason Williams racked up $100,000 in tax debt
He said he's paid off $70,000 of it and disputes the rest. Three other council candidates also had tax problems.
