Sophie Kasakove

Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration failed to address issues with New Orleans' traffic camera program that were identified by the city's Inspector General six years ago, according to a follow-up report issued Thursday by Inspector General Ed Michel. Th... See more

As New Orleans continues to face a budget crisis, scrutiny is being cast on how the city is currently using its fleet of city-owned vehicles. Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack is currently probing how the city is using its 2,800-vehicle fleet,... See more

At 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve at the foot of Bourbon Street, Joseph Hamilton III watched as a nightly routine played out. Four New Orleans police officers hopped out of a golf cart, forced 3-foot-tall steel barriers into their positions on the street, and sp... See more

New Orleans officials are weighing a plan to install permanent gates along Bourbon Street, a measure they say will prevent a repeat of the deadly Jan. 1 vehicle-ramming attack that exposed serious gaps in the city’s homeland security measures. Public safe... See more

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry's office on Thursday punched back at Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser a day after Nungesser blasted Border Patrol's sweeps on people with legal status across the state, calling his comments "disappointing." Nungesser said Wednesday that... See more