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OIG Outlines Wasteful Spending In City Contract
fox8live.com
8/31/10
The Office of Inspector General released a new report tonight outlining wasteful spending by the Nagin Administration. Ed Quatrevaux's Office says the city's contract with Telecommunications Development Corporation grew from $450,000 to more than five million dollars.
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Curbing Government Travel and Credit Card Expenses in New Orleans: An Editorial
nola.com
8/31/10
During former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's administration, taxpayers financed thousands of dollars in questionable travel and credit card expenses for the mayor and his top staff.
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Who Gets to Rebuild New Orleans?
washingtonindependent.com
8/31/10
This
week, The Washington Independent is featuring a series of investigative
stories on the rebuilding of New Orleans, five years after Hurricane
Katrina. |
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NOPD Superintendent, Inspector General Crack Down
wdsu.com
8/24/10
You see them in banks, supermarkets, pharmacies - New Orleans police officers working private details. The problem is, up until now, there has been no way of tracking their hours or their cash pay. But that is about to change.
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Contract Wasted $1.7 Million, IG Says
nola.com
7/31/10
Former
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's administration wasted $1.7 million by
repeatedly extending a contract with Disaster Recovery Consultants LLC
without assessing its cost effectiveness, Inspector General Ed
Quatrevaux's office said in a report issued Friday. |
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New NOPD Survey Coming For Crime Victims
abc26.com
6/29/10 (with Video Clip)
The New Orleans Police Department is reaching out to crime victims, so if you're a victim, don't be surprised if you get a call. |
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu Embraces The City's Inspector General's Role
nola.com
6/7/10
It's no secret that former Mayor Ray Nagin had little love for New Orleans' inspector general. |
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OIG Critical Of Sanitation Director Veronica White's Travel Expenses
wwltv.com
4/28/10
The
Office of Inspector General issued a report Wednesday critical of
travel costs by Sanitation Director Veronica White, citing missing
receipts, lack of documentation and what it calls unreasonable business
expenses. |
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City of New Orleans Responds to MWH Chairman's Comments
nola.com
4/22/10
Yesterday, the chairman of MWH, the company paid by the city to manage more than 600 recovery projects, addressed concerns about his company's performance and billing.
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Torres Responds to Sanitation Audit
neworleanscitybusiness.com
3/19/10
The
owner of SDT Waste and Debris Services says he continues to pick up
more garbage for the city of New Orleans than his company is being paid
for. |
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New Orleans Garbage Contracts Blasted in New Inspector General Report
nola.com
3/11/10
In
the sanitation report, provided to the Times-Picayune by Nagin's press office, Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux finds that city officials "did not exercise proper oversight" in 2007 and 2008 of three agreements that Nagin awarded in 2007 to Metro Disposal, Richard's Disposal and SDT Waste & Debris Services to pick up household garbage.
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Inspector General Says Riley Broke Law In Not Complying With Records Request
wwltv.com
3/3/10
In
a letter to Mayor Ray Nagin, New Orleans Inspector General Ed
Quatrevaux criticized the efforts of NOPD Superintendent Warren Riley
in his response to the high-profile Danzinger Bridge case, saying "he
repeatedly refused to comply with the law" and prevented the
independent police monitor from performing its duties in the
investigation |
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Inspector General Lambasts NOPD Superintendent Warren Riley
nola.com
3/3/10
New Orleans' inspector general has just released a scathing letter that accuses Police Superintendent Warren Riley of "repeatedly refus(ing) to comply with the law" and thus preventing the Independent Police Monitor from overseeing NOPD investigations of alleged police misconduct
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Inspector General Fires Off Scathing Letter to Mayor Nagin
fox8live.com
3/3/10
The city's Inspector General has fired off a scathing letter to the mayor, accusing police chief of breaking the law.
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New Orleans Inspector General Drafts Report on Recovery Oversight Contract
nola.com
3/3/10
New Orleans' inspector general this week plans to turn over to Mayor Ray Nagin's administration a draft report on the city's $7 million contract with global engineering giant MWH Americas, Inc. for oversight of hundreds of infrastructure projects citywide, including many languishing on the drawing board
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IG Ed Quatrevaux Says 'Odius Smell' Hangs Over Police Force
wdsu.com
3/3/10
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General on Wednesday sent a letter to Mayor Ray Nagin blasting the Police Department and its leadership for what he called hampering the work of the Independent Police Monitor and even failing to comply with the law
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Ninth Ward Residents Say Show Us The Money; City Hall Says Gladly
fox8live.com
3/3/10
A group of 9th Ward residents are calling on the city's office of inspector general to open an investigation specifically on the pace of the recovery in that neighborhood
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