The OIG says that the city used tens of thousands of dollars in public funds to buy specialized rims and tires for commanders’ vehicles and that state laws prohibit making purchases of more than $20,000 without a public bid.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s use of the city-owned Pontabla apartment in the French Quarter will now be limited under a new ordinance that the New Orleans City Council passed unanimously.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General said this started after tickets were issued this year in the 600 block of Saint Joseph Street, which is near the SWB agency.