By Cassie Schirm, WDSU News A new report from the New Orleans office of inspector general is raising renewed concerns about the city’s traffic camera program, finding that while some improvements were made after earlier warnings, key fixes were not sustained, allowing more than $770,000 in new overpayments to accumulate. The report is a follow-up to...
By Cassie Schirm, WDSU News A monthslong investigation by the New Orleans Office of Inspector General has found no evidence that any NOPD officers cheated or received preferential treatment during the department’s 2024 promotional exams for captains and majors. The OIG’s findings clear all 14 officers who were named in a series of anonymous complaints that...
By Madhri Yehiya, Verite News The New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits continues to lack internal organization and accountability, according to a report released Tuesday (Oct. 7) by the New Orleans Office of the Inspector General. Continue reading
By David Hammer, WWL-TV NEW ORLEANS (WWL) — A new report by the New Orleans Inspector General blasts the city’s Department of Safety and Permits, saying it hasn’t done enough to fix problems the IG has repeatedly highlighted, which have made the key safety agency a hotbed of corruption. Continue reading
By Gabby Killett, WVUE Fox 8 NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) — An Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office employee said in an email Wednesday that this month’s cyberattack caused the loss of a substantial amount of data. Contracts, intake documents, and expense information comprise the 842 gigabytes of data that Axios reports the Russian ransomware group Qilin claims it...
By Raeven Poole, WGNO NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — In a letter released Wednesday, July 9, the New Orleans Office of Inspector General reports that two city recreational entities failed to comply with audit law. Continue reading
By Sophie Kasakove, Nola.com The city recreation department and its foundation both failed to complete legally required financial audits in recent years, the New Orleans Office of Inspector General said in a report released Wednesday (July 9). Continue reading
By Katie Jane Fernelius, Verite News The city’s policies for emergency purchasing are riddled with inconsistencies and vague language, creating opportunities for public corruption, according to a letter by the New Orleans Office of Inspector General published Thursday (June 5). Continue reading
by Katie Jane Fernelius, Verite News The New Orleans City Council introduced an ordinance Wednesday (May 28) that would require local criminal justice agencies — from the Municipal and Traffic Court to the Coroner’s Office — to use the city’s accounting and contracting software when spending city funds. But the ordinance is aimed, in particular, at...
By David Hammer, WWL Louisiana Investigator NEW ORLEANS — A new report by the New Orleans inspector general finds City Hall has handed over too much control to private, third-party building safety inspectors, whose work was often shoddy or failed to follow protocols and yet, until very recently, it was generally rubber-stamped by the city’s...
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