Shortly after I became the New Orleans Inspector General, I met with Professor Michael Cowan and Nolan Rollins, former President of the Urban League of New Orleans. They told me that the Office of Inspector General should do "outreach." In all my years of experience, I had never heard of an OIG doing outreach.
10 Sewerage and Water Board employees caught stealing, selling brass: inspector general
Ten former employees of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans are being arrested on theft charges after the Office of Inspector General said they stole more than $500,000 in brass fittings from the utility system and sold them at local scrap yards.
10 Sewerage and Water Board employees accused of selling brass illegally to scrapyards
Ten former employees of the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board are suspected of stealing tens of thousands of pounds of brass fittings from the agency and selling the metal to local scrapyards, city officials said Wednesday, describing a scheme that went undetected for at least two years and cost the city more than $500,000.
Inspector general: New Orleans' handling of insurance improved but not perfect
New Orleans’ city government has improved the way it handles insurance on its buildings, but it still is falling short of several changes sought by the city Inspector General’s Office, according to a new report from that office.
IG praises French Market Corp. for redoing controversial lease for Bourbon Street park
The New Orleans agency that manages the French Market and other French Quarter real estate earned praise from the Inspector General's Office on Wednesday for eliminating the middleman in a Bourbon Street property lease — a move that netted the city nearly $180,000 in the new arrangement’s first year.
Blown red lights don't represent biggest danger for pedestrians in New Orleans, report says
Mayor Mitch Landrieu has proposed doubling the number of traffic cameras in New Orleans next year, a move he says should reduce dangerous driving in school zones and on busy streets. But a report Wednesday from Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux suggests there may be greater threats to pedestrian safety than drivers running red lights.
New Orleans pedestrian crossings still perilous, inspector general finds
New Orleans has been making recent upgrades to signalized pedestrian crossings at its busiest intersections, but a new report from the Office of Inspector General shows the city remains one of the most dangerous places in the state to navigate on foot.
New Orleans issued nearly 9,000 incorrect parking tickets last year, Inspector General says
If you've ever gotten a parking ticket and don't remember parking anywhere near the alleged infraction, read on...
8,900 New Orleans parking tickets had mistakes, OIG says
Mistakes on parking tickets cost the city of New Orleans about $190,000 to issue and dismiss last year, according to the Office of Inspector General.
Letters: Voters should support ethics proposition
Post-Katrina, New Orleans created three new local ethics entities: the Ethics Review Board (ERB), Office of Inspector General (OIG), and Office of Independent Police Monitor (OIPM). On November 8, voters can approve charter changes to extend local ethics reforms even further.
NOPD suspends four detectives for years of bungled rape investigations
Three New Orleans Police Department detectives and a supervisor who were heavily criticized for their alleged mishandling of hundreds of rape cases have received suspensions for periods ranging from seven to 30 days...
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- Inspector general: 'serious problems' with New Orleans' pension fund for firefighters
- Inspector general questions $150 million in New Orleans firefighter pension disability pay
- NOPD sex crimes unit making progress under federal consent decree, monitors say
- Federal judge praises NOPD's progress in sexual assault cases
- Millions in garbage fees uncollected as city balks at cutting off service, report says
- Sewerage and Water Board failed to collect $7 million in sanitation fees, inspector general finds