The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a public letter finding that the City could save more than $13.1 million over a 10-year period by performing certain sanitation work in-house rather than continuing to contract the work out.
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The New Orleans Office of Inspector General has released an Audit Report finding that New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (NOEMS) did not meet national standards for response time for calls requiring both patient transportation and Advanced Life Support (ALS). These calls often included emergencies classified as potentially life-threatening or life-threatening.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a Public Letter recommending that the new City administration reexamine the feasibility of increasing pay at New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (NOEMS) to increase staff and improve retention rates. Expanding staff would allow NOEMS to improve response times for urgent calls and to direct more service fees to the City rather than private companies.
The OIG has released a public letter finding that the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) and the City did not adequately budget and monitor the NOPD’s overtime hours. This lack of proper oversight resulted in an increased risk of payroll fraud as well as other forms of fraud, waste, and abuse.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General has released a follow-up report finding the City strengthened the management of its Traffic Camera Safety Program, but did not ensure those improvements were effective or sustainable. As a result, significant problems persisted, including insufficient time spent reviewing alleged traffic violations and the accrual of more than $770,000 in overpayments owed to motorists.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a public letter finding the City’s policies and procedures for procurement during undeclared emergencies to be vague and inconsistent, leaving the process open to potential fraud, waste, and abuse.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a public letter recommending the City of New Orleans (City) increase oversight of City funds disbursed to outside agencies. OIG auditors found that, despite a recent ordinance increasing oversight, the City still received limited information regarding millions of dollars in City money disbursed to outside agencies. The City’s 2025 adopted budget allocated approximately $123 million to these agencies.
The investigation into this matter was predicated on an anonymous complaint received by the Metropolitan Crime Commission of New Orleans (MCC). The complainant reported that two OPJC employees, Dr. Gail L. Audrict and her son, James A. Audrict, are not maintaining an actual domicile within the Parish of Orleans. Instead, both City employees are living in Slidell, Louisiana (St. Tammany Parish), in violation of the City domicile policy. After reviewing St. Tammany Parish Assessor’s Office records, Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicle records, and Louisiana Secretary of State voter registration records, the OIG has determined that these two City employees, Dr. Audrict and Mr. Audrict, may not be maintaining an actual domicile within the Parish of Orleans. Such behavior would constitute a violation of the City Domicile Ordinance and the CAO Policy Memorandum No. 19(R), Domicile Requirements for City Employees.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) wrote a management letter to the Chief Administrative Officer to follow up on fleet vehicle policy changes that were made after a December 2008 OIG report on management of city cars.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined the management of the passenger vehicle fleet under control of the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer. Auditors considered best practices, State statutes, City ordinances and City policies in their review.
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