Agency: Department of Public Works

The Office of Inspector General of the City of New Orleans (OIG) conducted an evaluation of the management and operations of the Traffic Camera Safety Program (TCSP or “program”). The purpose of the evaluation was to determine whether the program was oper ...

As detailed in its performance audit of the Department of Public Works (DPW) Emergency Catch Basin Project (Project) released today, the Office of Inspector General for the City of New Orleans (OIG) concluded the contracted entities performed the services ...

On November 21, 2017, the City of New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a letter to the Department of Public Works (DPW) concerning the purchasing and application of Hot Mix Asphalt. The findings and recommendations are summarized in ...

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) today released a report titled "Report of Investigation: Allegation that Specific City Department Heads and Managers Have Each Received Free Tickets to Jazz Fest." OIG investigators found that Fes ...

In June of 2017, the OIG received a complaint that Sewerage and Water Board employees were parking for free on and around St. Joseph Street by using handicapped parking placards in their personal vehicles. Vehicles bearing a handicap hang-tag issued to a ...

The City of New Orleans and the Sewerage and Water Board (S&WB) have embarked on $2.4 billion of FEMA-funded infrastructure reconstruction projects in addition to ongoing road construction projects funded by other revenue sources. Many of these projects i ...

According to the Federal Highway Administration, pedestrian crossing signals increase pedestrian safety. Yet 87 percent of signalized intersections in New Orleans did not have pedestrian crossing signals. A longstanding informal practice at the Department ...

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) received information from several sources that citizens received erroneous parking citations. OIG investigators reviewed thousands of issued citations, spoke with victims, city employees, and the parking c ...

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated an investigation based on allegations by local businesses that several Parking Control Officers (PCOs) were sitting in their businesses for extended periods of time while on duty. The OIG also ec ...

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an investigation into the facts surrounding how New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) 8th District Commander Edwin Hosli obtained the “detail” to manage the review of traffic camera violation imag ...

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a letter reviewing the City's solicitation for Curbside Management and Enforcement including parking meter operations and parking ticket processing. The letter coincided with the expiration of exi ...