Read the latest in David Hammer's investigation:
- Mayor Cantrell calls Irvin Mayfield 'a true son of the city' as musician awaits sentencing in library fraud case (June 3, 2021)
- Mayfield, partner seek lighter sentence with accountant's report (June 1, 2021)
- Irvin Mayfield, business partner plead guilty to conspiracy charge (Nov. 10, 2020)
- Irvin Mayfield, partner set to change plea in library fraud case (Nov. 4, 2020)
- Irvin Mayfield trial pushed back to July (Dec. 6, 2019)
- Secret recordings of Mayfield, partner can be used at trial (Nov. 13, 2019)
- Lawyers for Irvin Mayfield and business partner fighting to keep auditor's secret recordings out of evidence in trial (Oct. 2, 2019)
- Irvin Mayfield's federal criminal trial delayed to January (Aug. 1, 2019)
- Auditor secretly recorded Irvin Mayfield's partner; gave tapes to FBI (May 9, 2019)
David Hammer's series of investigative stories surrounding Grammy-winning trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and funds intended for the New Orleans Public Library.
- Irvin Mayfield, business partner face 4 new fraud counts (Jun 21, 2018)
- Library donations to Irvin Mayfield's jazz project questioned (May 5, 2015)
- More questions crop up over Irvin Mayfield's use of library donations (May 6, 2015)
- Mayor calls for changes on Library Foundation, president resigns after WWL-TV report (May 8, 2015)
- Mayfield's Jazz Orchestra agrees to give money back to Library Foundation (May 12, 2015)
- Emails suggest Irvin Mayfield sought more library money (May 19, 2015)
- Sources: Feds investigating Library Foundation payments (May 26, 2015)
- Irvin Mayfield, staffer resign public UNO jobs as WWL-TV seeks answers (Aug. 10, 2015)
- NOJO chairman weighs in on Mayfield controversy (Mar. 8, 2016)
- 1 year later, Mayfield's Jazz Orchestra agrees to pay back library charity (May 12, 2016)
- Library donors say plan to pay back $1 million lacking (May 20, 2016)
- Mayfield sent even more library money to jazz orchestra, records show (Jun. 14, 2016)
- Mayfield charged $18K hotel stay to library donors (June 22, 2016)
- Irvin Mayfield resigns as artistic director, board member of NOJO (July 5, 2016)
- More 'extravagant' library spending by Irvin Mayfield (August 4, 2016)
- Jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield indicted by federal grand jury on 19 counts (December 14, 2017)
- Mayfield, business partner could face years in prison if convicted (December 15, 2017)
- Irvin Mayfield, free on bond, seeks permission from judge to perform in Africa (March 2, 2018)
- Government asks judge to reject Irvin Mayfield's trip to Africa (March 5, 2018)
- Judge denies Irvin Mayfield's request to perform at South African jazz festival (March 7, 2018)
- Mayfield appeals, asks to be allowed trip to perform in Africa (March 15, 2018)
- Irvin Mayfield can perform in South Africa, judge rules (March 22, 2018)
- N.O. library breaks with foundation wracked by Mayfield scandal (April 16, 2018)
- Irvin Mayfield and business partner enter not guilty pleas (July 2, 2018)
- Irvin Mayfield federal trial delayed a third time, now set for September (March 11, 2019)