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.

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a public letter to Mayor Nagin to express concerns about the City’s decision to discontinue public meetings of selection review panels in the contract award process, which effectively also circumvented the required notice to the OIG.