AltWeeklies Wire
'Irreparable harm'new
Why BP is trying to undo a claims settlement it negotiated last year
Tags: BP, gulf oil spill
NOPD's "Stop-and-Frisk" Policiesnew
Police Chief Ronal Serpas says police officers use legitimate reasons — not racial profiling — to determine who they should stop, but records about the stops are skewed by flawed software.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
04-02-2013 |
Race & Class
Ladder control problemnew
The annual controversy over Mardi Gras ladders.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
01-22-2013 |
Performance
Super Bowl-ing For Dollarsnew
As the supply of hotel rooms in New Orleans winds down to almost nothing in advance of Super Bowl XLVII, nightly rates have skyrocketed.
Who's Running Southeast Louisiana Hospital?new
Running Southeast Louisiana Hospital is a major undertaking. But Meridian Behavioral Health Systems, the Florida-based company chosen to operate the region's largest public mental health facility, has never handled a facility of its size.
The New Orleans Hotel/Motel Taxnew
Charles Maldonado on the 13 percent tax levied on hotel rooms, and where that money goes.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
11-20-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: New Orleans Hotel Tax
The Jindal Administration and "Deliberative Process"new
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal's favorite excuse for ignoring public document requests.
The Closure of Southeast Louisiana Hospitalnew
The politics and the human cost of closing southeast Louisiana's public mental hospital.
Tags: mental health
The Five Days of Isaacnew
Public officials stay on top of emergency preparations as the huge storm advances toward then stalls over Louisiana.
Tags: hurricane isaac
Paying for the New Orleans Consent Decreenew
The $11 million annual price tag for the NOPD consent decree.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
08-14-2012 |
Crime & Justice
New Orleans' Immigration Battlesnew
Why immigration court in New Orleans is stretched to the breaking point.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
07-31-2012 |
Immigration
Privatizing Louisiana Prisonsnew
Louisiana is planning to privatize management of some prisons.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
05-08-2012 |
Policy Issues
Jailhouse Lawsuitsnew
There's been a flurry of legal actions against Orleans Parish Prison and its sheriff, Marlin Gusman.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
04-10-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Proposed Taxi Regulationsnew
Charles Maldonado on the city's ambitious plan to overhaul cab service
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
04-02-2012 |
Transportation
Louisiana's Medicaid Billing Snafunew
Clinics are having problems with Louisiana's newly privatized Medicaid billing for some health services.
