- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Feb 8, 2012
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The Mardi Gras behavior press conference
Secret insider tip from City Hall: "Use common sense."
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Feb 7, 2012
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Inspector General on city employee life insurance: Many, many problems
Overpayments, failure to keep records and beneficiaries going unpaid.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Feb 2, 2012
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Times-Picayune report: Public defender's office starts cutting staff
You have the right to wait for an attorney.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Feb 1, 2012
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Press Release of the Week: NOPD changes policy on releasing victim records
Victim arrest statistics will be released without names in monthly reports.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Jan 31, 2012
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Group starts online petition to end victim arrest record releases
Safe Streets / Strong Communities calls for immediate end to NOPD's "blanket and unjustified policy of releasing all homicide victims’ arrest records."
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Jan 23, 2012
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Civil Service Commission: Still no action on OIG access to confidential records
Any vote on the matter won't come up before March.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Jan 20, 2012
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City unveils new calendar system
It's better than the old one.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Jan 13, 2012
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2012: 13 dead in 13 days
Landrieu, Serpas say city is prepared to deal with pervasive violent crime.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Jan 10, 2012
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More from local NAACP president on alleged MLK Day exclusion
Danatus King is not letting this one go.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Jan 5, 2012
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Mayor supports citywide curfew, well-behaved football fans
Your weekly admonishment to behave while we have guests in town.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Dec 30, 2011
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Photos: #OccupyNOLA's second encampment evicted
Police give campers until 5 p.m. today to clear out the Earhart Boulevard site.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Dec 30, 2011
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#OccupyNola's second encampment, Occupy the Lot, given eviction notice
Group will be evicted from privately owned vacant lot, NOPD confirms.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Dec 29, 2011
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City's blight program update: 28,024 inspections; 2,280 demolitions; 1,000-plus writs of seizure
City releases annual progress report on blight eradication program.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Dec 14, 2011
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De-#Occupied NOLA
A wrap-up explainer, plus videos of the (very small) police action.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Dec 12, 2011
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City, #OccupyNOLA unable to reach settlement in morning Federal Court meeting
The 7-day temporary restraining order stopping the city from evicting the camp expires at 10 p.m. on Dec. 13.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Dec 12, 2011
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#OccupyNOLA: Exodus House reports nearly all Duncan Plaza homeless now in temporary housing
Exodus House director Donald Wilkerson says that nearly all of the 43 people transported from Duncan Plaza last week have been placed into temporary housing.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Dec 8, 2011
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Reader reactions to The New York Times story on the New Orleans murder rate
Some smart, some mean, some pig-ignorant and some thoughtful.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Dec 6, 2011
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Judge rules #OccupyNOLA can stay
Judge Jay Zainey filed temporary restraining order, granting protestors 24-hour access to the park, with some restrictions.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Dec 5, 2011
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Mini-profiles: Norman Oaks and Elbert Knight, homeless campers from #OccupyNOLA
Brief profiles of two homeless campers.
- Blogs, Blog of New Orleans, Dec 5, 2011
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City begins transporting #OccupyNOLA's homeless to service centers
City buses homeless Duncan Plaza residents to Exodus House.
