THEADVOCATE.COM 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...
THEADVOCATE.COM 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. Continue Reading
THEADVOCATE.COM 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. Continue Reading
THEADVOCATE.COM 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....
NOLA.COM 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 Continue Reading
THEADVOCATE.COM If you’ve ever gotten a parking ticket and don’t remember parking anywhere near the alleged infraction, read on… Continue Reading
NOLA.COM 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. Continue Reading
THEADVOCATE.com 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. Continue Reading
THEADVOCATE.com 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… Continue Reading
Nola.com New Orleans Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux vowed Thursday (Sept. 14) to tightly monitor the city’s $22 million plan to clean and repair thousands of catch basins. Continue Reading
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