Letter to Mayor Nagin RE: Municipal Auditorium Contract
December 28, 2009
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) wrote to Mayor Ray Nagin and urged the City not to sign a contract with le Triomphe Property Group, LLC to redevelop the Municipal Auditorium. The Inspector General found that the contract posed serious financial risks for the City. Instead, the OIG recommended the City continue to work with FEMA to ensure that maximum possible reimbursement for the restoration of the Municipal Auditorium.