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Investigations
In-depth reporting that uncovers the truth behind complex issues affecting New Orleans and beyond. This category features stories grounded in evidence, accountability, and public interest—where photography and journalism come together to reveal what’s often hidden in plain sight.
Education nonprofit ‘struggling for survival’ and under investigation
A nonprofit organization that earned acclaim tutoring students has drastically cut its programs because, former employees say, it lacked financial acumen and suffered from its leader’s extravagant spending.
Education nonprofit Operation Reach 'struggling for survival' and under investigation by federal agency
A nonprofit organization that earned acclaim tutoring students has drastically cut its programs because, former employees say, it lacked financial acumen and suffered from its leader’s extravagant spending.
Brother of Operation Reach leader is accused of sexual assault
Sheriff's wife earns thousands through no-bid deal handed out by judge
A personal friendship led Municipal Court’s chief judge to give Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman’s wife a no-bid deal worth more than $28,000 over the past 10 months for part-time work.
Frustrated homeowner resorts to demolition
One homeowner’s travails: Even after more than six years, family can’t move back into "new" house
Thinking her bank had her best interests at heart, one woman paid off her mortgage with insurance money, and started down a tortuous bureaucratic road.
Deputies working private, off-duty details pay into fund used by sheriff for questionable discretionary spending
Scandal-rocked nonprofit continues to collect rent checks, act as landlord
A city-financed non-profit program that many thought was dissolved in 2008 apparently has continued to quietly operate, perhaps to the benefit of one contractor linked to the scandal.
Many charter schools say they weren't aware of open-budgeting law, promise to comply in the future
Only six of the 43 charter school boards in New Orleans could show that they even come close to complying with a state law designed to ensure public input in their budgeting process.
