Legislative Auditor questions $1 million in pay bonuses handed out by Gusman
Employees got supplements meant for law enforcement personnel even if their jobs involved little, if any, law enforcement.
Government & Politics
Taxes vs. Tulane scholarships: Towards a more equitable way to deal with exemptions
Raise city taxes? How about collecting some of the taxes we currently forego?
Ruling for The Lens, judge orders city to release its full purchasing database
City was resisting because it said sloppy record keeping meant private information could be exposed.
See how your neighbors voted in presidential primaries with our election map
Our election map shows who won each precinct, anywhere in the state. It updates automatically as the Louisiana Secretary of State's office tallies votes.
Traffic-camera company volunteers to fix city’s school-zone warning lights
Malfunctioning lights put students at risk, but also keeps city and company from collecting traffic fines.
‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’? Says who?
From JFK to Trump, TV has changed the substance of our politics, not just the style.
Forbidden knowledge: Denying health info to and from families is hazardous to the mentally ill
Privacy rules block exchange of important health information with caregivers — even with doctors.
Whistleblowing official, fired by the city, files federal discrimination lawsuit
Her superiors say she was dismissed, in part, because she interfered with a sexual harassment investigation.
Union concerned that fire dispatchers will get shorted in consolidation
Mayor pushing to put 911 operators from police, fire, EMS into separate organization.
Algiers Charter School group to introduce interim CEO, won’t discuss previous leader
As recently as Thursday, Adrian Morgan was still top employee of six-school charter organization.