Councilmembers call for engineering consultant after series of building collapses in city
New Orleans has faced at least seven building collapses in the past year. Council members want to hire a professional to advise the city on structural reviews.
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New Orleanians dissatisfied with quality of life, city government, survey finds
A survey commissioned by Verite News found that residents like the city’s culture, but dislike its crime, infrastructure and lack of economic opportunity.
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Lawsuit claims failures by multiple New Orleans agencies led to suicide
Dante Gentile was arrested and released without care before his suicide. The suit claims the coroner then allowed his body to decay for months.
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Private equity wants to buy Entergy’s gas assets. Should regulators let it happen?
Critics of the proposed sale to Bernhard Capital say the plan could burden ratepayers and impede New Orleans’ climate goals.
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