The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluated the funding of the Law Department, which provide in-house legal counsel for the City. The purpose of the evaluation was to determine taxpayer costs associated with the Law Department's role in the New Orleans justice system, and to ascertain how the Mayor, the New Orleans City Council, and the Law Department allocated resources to achieve justice system-related performance goals.

The report is part of a series of reports about the funding of the criminal justice system.