Despite health fears, trailers are housing disaster victims
FEMA trailers that sheltered New Orleanians after Katrina after back in service on the resale market, despite health warnings and a government ban on their use as housing.
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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.
Dejean kept Gert Town board in the dark, ex-chairman of secretive non-profit contends
Why the secrecy? Gert Town community agency won't show how it's spending lawsuit windfall
Five years after the Gert Town neighborhood started collecting $404,000 for community renewal, the non-profit dispensing the cash refuses to give residents an accounting of how it’s being spent.
Lens probe prompts City Hall to take a closer look at low-ball boathouse leases
City brings in only a portion of what the market demands for sought-after lakefront boathouses
How much would you pay to lease a prime lakefront boathouse at the city's yacht harbor? How about $200 a month?
'Reinventing' New Orleans? Landrieu team steers dwindling recovery dollars to humdrum projects
Despite Mayor Mitch Landrieu's lofty rhetoric about reinventing the New Orleans, most discretionary federal grant money is going toward rebuilding streets and buildings.
Some judges who were challenged by DA say he gamed the system when he was on bench
Cannizzaro’s impressive stats as a judge were sometimes inflated, say two current judges, as well as an attorney assigned to Cannizzaro’s courtroom. If true, his actions would raise ethical concerns.
Copter man wants to add aviation school beside contested Gert Town helipad
Toxic acid poses an unnecessary health risk to more than a million in the Greater New Orleans region
Despite the availability of a safer alternative, three New Orleans area refineries continue to rely on a lethal compound, as do two others in Louisiana.
Sheriff's eyes bigger than inmates' bellies
With a pricetag now in excess of $80 million, Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman has gone 50 percent over budget to build a kitchen, warehouse and power plant for his new jail complex.
