A draft report by Matrix Consulting Group completed last month calls into question whether there have been any significant changes. The report found the department suffers from a void of accountability, wayward management and incoherent organization. What does seem clear is the administration is cleaning house of employees accused of misconduct, with two senior inspectors forced out of their jobs within the last month.
At his Treme restaurant Fritai, chef Charly Pierre draws a thread of unity through Creole flavor from his roots in Haiti to his adopted home of New Orleans.