“We are working with a short window to go through a lot of material. Author: By David Hammer / Eyewitness Investigator Published: 6:41 PM CDT July 21, 2021 Updated: 6:41 PM CDT July 21, 2021
NEW ORLEANS In January 2020, City Councilman Jason Williams called for a public hearing in hopes of holding someone accountable for the horrific Hard Rock Hotel construction collapse that had killed three workers in October 2019.
But the city s inspector general asked Williams to stand down and let his office handled the investigation instead.
Now, a year and a half later, Williams is the district attorney and has assembled a team to file potential criminal charges based on the findings of the IG and other agencies.