The election of Mitch as mayor with 66% of the vote was a landslide. In the election map completed for NolaStat (3 MB PDF), it’s… »
Public Records
“To help and defend”
New Orleans citizens didn’t need any confirmation of their fear that rogue behavior was metastasizing throughout the NOPD when the Department of Justice announced investigations into civil rights violations, including a conspiracy to cover up police shootings of unarmed citizens on the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina.
The public already feared the… »
A NolaStat review of the 2009 New Orleans budget process
Although not officially released yet, the October 2nd Inspector General’s report on the 2009 New Orleans budget process (previously leaked to the press) is now available to read on NolaStat.org:
Review of the Budget Process of New Orleans
Months of NolaStat policy research have produced many of the same conclusions about the city’s budget as can be… »
City of New Orleans 2008 Financial Audit
The City of New Orleans 2008 Financial Audit can be downloaded here.
This was acquired by first applying in July to Council Member Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, the Chair of the City Council Budget, Audit, and Board of Review Committee. Mrs. Hedge-Morrell could not supply a copy of the audit, but a member of her staff referred the… »
