Brickbats: January 2023 News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world. Reason · Dec 26, 2022
Brickbat: Living Large New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been living in an apartment in a city-owned building without paying rent, and city officials said that appears to violate no policies. The apartment in the historic Upper Portalba building has a rent of $2,991 a month. But no rent on the apartment was… Reason · Oct 17, 2022
Next Miss Universe Pageant to Be Broadcast from New Orleans New Orleans will be the site of the 71st Miss Universe contest, bringing together nearly 90 women contestants from around the world in January, the Miss Universe Organization said. “The City of New Orleans and the Miss Universe Organization share common values of celebrating inclusion, culture and the empowerment of… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 21, 2022
Brickbat: Flying High New Orleans city policy requires employees flying on city business to take the lowest airfare possible or to reimburse the city the difference if they upgrade. But so far this year, Mayor LaToya Cantrell has run up $29,000 in first- and business-class airfare costs above what it would have cost… Reason · Sep 14, 2022
Ex-NYPD patrol chief named consulting chief in New Orleans A former chief of patrol for the New York City Police Department will serve temporarily as “consulting Chief of Operations” for the undermanned New Orleans Police Department The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
GOP's New Orleans flood fund "blackmail" New Orleans is refusing to prosecute people under Louisiana's new draconian abortion ban Salon · Aug 23, 2022
New Orleans moves to end federal oversight of police New Orleans officials have formally asked a federal judge to end court-supervised oversight of its police department under a pact negotiated with the U.S. Justice Department a decade ago The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022