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Edmonson: 'I didn't have a problem with any of that' when questioned about troopers' side trip

Edmonson: 'I didn't have a problem with any of that' when questioned about troopers' side trip

Edmonson: 'I didn't have a problem with any of that' when questioned about troopers' side trip

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S&WB plans to shut off water despite disputes over thousands of bills

At least one customer has a bill that is nearly $100,000.

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Ex-Supt. Edmonson faces questions over troopers' cross-country trip

Former State Police Supt. Mike Edmonson faced some tough questions over a trip that 3 of his troopers took cross-country in 2016 to a conference.

INVESTIGATIONS
New Orleans gas exporter's partners include ex-Putin aide

But John Houghtaling's recent megadeal with China does not appear to help the Russian leader's interests

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2 men stole a debit card and baseball cards - 1 was out in 3 years, the other got life

Ellis' release is not the most remarkable part of his turnaround story. That comes from what he has done with his new-found freedom.

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Accused child sex trafficker no longer allowed around schools, children after WWL-TV report

According to hand-written minutes of the court hearing, Williams can't do any coaching, can't visit any schools, can't be employed in any work involving children under 18 and now has a curfew between 10 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.

DAVID-HAMMER
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Accused child sex trafficker no longer allowed around schools, children after WWL-TV report

A judge did impose new restrictions from the bench Monday that would make any future coaching or unsupervised contact with children a violation of his probation.

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Largest past-due S&WB bills have familiar issues

"Now that we have identified the issues and are implementing solutions, we are in the planning stages of resuming water shut-offs."

DAVID-HAMMER
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Largest past-due S&WB bills have familiar issues

"Now that we have identified the issues and are implementing solutions, we are in the planning stages of resuming water shut-offs."

DAVID-HAMMER
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S&WB to spend $168K more on billing software fixes and training, not $500K

Instead of improving problems with billing, the new software appears to have made it worse.

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S&WB to spend $168K more on billing software fixes and training, not $500K

The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans said Friday it plans to spend $168,675 to fix its problem-plagued billing system and provide additional training for its employees on how to use it.

KATIE-MOORE
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Army vet sues St. Tammany Sheriff, deputies over alleged beating

Chris Cambre says he was complying with the deputies when they tased and beat him during a wellness check.

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N.O. council member Nguyen fires economic director

After less than two months on the job, Roberts was fired. His dismissal this week coincided with information about Roberts' 2016 simple battery conviction surfacing around City Hall.

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S&WB says insufficient training to blame for thousands of bad water bills

The S&WB has paid Cogsdale $10.2 million to modernize the agency's billing system and to upgrade and integrate a new human resources computer system. The billing portion of that cost $4.8 million.

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Army vet sues St. Tammany Sheriff, deputies over alleged beating

Chris Cambre says he was complying with the deputies when they tased and beat him during a wellness check.

MIKE-PERLSTEIN
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S&WB employees didn't get enough training for billing software, despite $4.8 milion bill

Three months after the S&WB went live with its new Cogsdale Billing Software in 2016, customer relations manager Jackie Shine nominated the project for a good government award.

KATIE-MOORE