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“To help and defend”

By Brian D

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

By Brian D

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

By Brian D

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… »




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