Inspector General Blasts Industrial Development Board (IDB)

August 6, 2024

New Orleans’ Industrial Development Board (IDB) has not been a good steward of the city’s fiscal resources because of its lack of formal and transparent policies and procedures that would have held fund recipients more accountable to the IDB’s stated requirements for PILOT projects, according to a new report by the New Orleans Office of […]


Will Cantrell, NOPD, City Attorney Cooperate in OIG’s Investigation of Vappie Mystery Tapes?

April 4, 2023

Transparency has never been a hallmark of Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration. Though the recall only failed because officials were unable to submit enough petitions timely, there is no doubt that many New Orleanians are unhappy with Cantrell’s leadership. Instead of trying to rebuild trust among the thousands of disgruntled voters who signed the petition, she […]


Questions Persist About Mayor Cantrell’s 2022 Recap Brochure: Was Fraud Committed?

February 28, 2023

City of New Orleans CAO Gilbert Montano provided a partial response Friday, February 24, to questions posed by City Council President J.P. Morrell and Vice President Helena Moreno regarding Mayor Cantrell’s recent 2022 recap brochure which the Cantrell administration selectively sent to 106,633 “fellow New Orleanians who actively participate in our local democracy” in late […]


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