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City Council chamber finally gets Wi-Fi network

by Karen Gadbois July 12, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Nagin probe warrants soul-searching by voters, media as well

As details emerge about a multi-track federal investigation into former Mayor Ray Nagin’s personal dealings with city contractors, The Times-Picayune recently reminded us that Nagin was viewed as a “colossal disappointment”...
by Mark Moseley February 23, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Looking past gaffes in 'czar' Blakely's memoir of Katrina recovery

by The Editors February 2, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

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