Lee Zurik
FOX 8 New Orleans
New Orleans, LA, United States
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InvestigateTV - Season 2; Episode 12
In a pair of investigations Andy Pierrotti looks at flawed forensics and wrongful convictions. → Read More
Defective: Federal database of consumer product complaints leaves out deaths, injuries the government and manufacturers know about
More than two decades ago, the death of a toddler in a recalled portable crib prompted Congress to pass a new consumer protection law. Yet today, children still are dying in unsafe products, recalls remain largely ineffective at ridding homes of dangerous products, and the CPSC website that was supposed to help creates a false sense of security, an InvestigateTV analysis of federal records shows. → Read More
Zurik: Divorce filing alleges Mayor Cantrell had extramarital affair with NOPD officer
New details of a divorce petition obtained by Fox 8 imply New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was involved in an extramarital affair with Officer Jeffrey Vappie. → Read More
Federal authorities investigating clothing purchases linked to Mayor Cantrell
Clothing purchases on the mayor's behalf dating to 2017 are being scrutinized by the FBI, according to Fox 8 sources. → Read More
ZURIK: Concerns about when Mayor Cantrell chooses to have security and when she doesn’t
Mayor Cantrell has spent weeks traveling the country and globe this year, and has come under intense scrutiny as taxpayers foot the bill. Now, there are new questions about who is traveling with her, and when , and where Cantrell chooses to have security. → Read More
Defective: The federal government knows that consumers are using hundreds of dangerous everyday products
When a company learns a product it sells could be defective and dangerous, it has 24 hours to let the federal government’s Consumer Product Safety Commission know about it. But it could take months or years for the public to find out about the company’s possible concerns, if they even come to light at all. InvestigateTV has been battling CPSC and companies to disclose information about the… → Read More
ZURIK: NOPD investigating officer frequently inside Cantrell’s city-owned apartment
Surveillance video raises questions about how Mayor Cantrell is spending her time and taxpayer money outside the office. → Read More
ZURIK: Report details how Mayor Cantrell falsely accused deputy of stalking
Allegations surfaced that Deputy Greg Malveaux, who serves as security for Council President Helena Moreno, was following her and taking pictures. Because of those allegations, Sheriff Susan Hutson temporarily reassigned Malveaux until the sheriff’s investigation declared the allegations “unfounded.” → Read More
ZURIK: Report details how Mayor Cantrell falsely accused deputy of following and photographing her
Allegations surfaced that Deputy Greg Malveaux, who serves as security for Council President Helena Moreno, was following her and taking pictures. Because of those allegations, Sheriff Susan Hutson temporarily reassigned Malveaux until the sheriff’s investigation declared the allegations “unfounded.” → Read More
David Bernard leaving FOX 8 to pursue new passion
David Bernard has decided to leave FOX 8 to pursue a career change. He's going back to school to become a social worker. → Read More
Zurik: Stalking allegations against Moreno’s security aide ‘unfounded,’ sheriff says
An investigation launched by the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office into a longtime city council security aide found no evidence to back up claims Deputy Greg Malveaux stalked or surveilled Mayor LaToya Cantrell. → Read More
ZURIK: Questions over punishment for former NOPD Captain accused of double-dipping
A day after the NOPD demoted a Captain who was caught double-dipping, a law professor says he believes the punishment didn't go far enough → Read More
ZURIK: Mayor Cantrell possibly violating policy using city-owned apartment for personal use
A two-month-long FOX 8 investigation finds New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is possibly breaking city policy and maybe even state law, spending much of her time at a city-owned apartment, possibly without paying rent. → Read More
Big Bucks, Big Buyouts: Public universities shell out millions of dollars firing coaches who didn’t win enough
For many college coaches, it pays to get fired. Over a 17-year period beginning in 2005, public universities have shelled out more than $1.1 billion in buying out the contracts of college coaches, according to an InvestigateTV analysis of NCAA financial data collected by Syracuse University. Most of that money was spent on football coaches who play at the highest level of Division I athletics.… → Read More
Big Bucks, Big Buyouts: Public universities shell out millions of dollars firing coaches who didn’t win enough
For many college coaches, it pays to get fired. Over a 17-year period beginning in 2005, public universities have shelled out more than $1.1 billion in buying out the contracts of college coaches, according to an InvestigateTV analysis of NCAA financial data collected by Syracuse University. Most of that money was spent on football coaches who play at the highest level of Division I athletics.… → Read More
Big Bucks, Big Buyouts: Public universities shell out millions of dollars firing coaches who didn’t win enough
For many college coaches, it pays to get fired. Over a 17-year period beginning in 2005, public universities have shelled out more than $1.1 billion in buying out the contracts of college coaches, according to an InvestigateTV analysis of NCAA financial data collected by Syracuse University. Most of that money was spent on football coaches who play at the highest level of Division I athletics.… → Read More
Big Bucks, Big Buyouts: Public universities shell out millions of dollars firing coaches who didn’t win enough
For many college coaches, it pays to get fired. Over a 17-year period beginning in 2005, public universities have shelled out more than $1.1 billion in buying out the contracts of college coaches, according to an InvestigateTV analysis of NCAA financial data collected by Syracuse University. Most of that money was spent on football coaches who play at the highest level of Division I athletics.… → Read More
Big Bucks, Big Buyouts: Public universities shell out millions of dollars firing coaches who didn’t win enough
For many college coaches, it pays to get fired. Over a 17-year period beginning in 2005, public universities have shelled out more than $1.1 billion in buying out the contracts of college coaches, according to an InvestigateTV analysis of NCAA financial data collected by Syracuse University. Most of that money was spent on football coaches who play at the highest level of Division I athletics.… → Read More
FOX 8 bids farewell to Kim Holden
Kim Holden's coworkers and friends wish her well as she leaves FOX 8 to spend more time with her family. → Read More
Kim Holden announces retirement after 34 years at FOX 8
Kim Holden announces her retirement after 34 years at FOX 8. She plans to spend more time with her parents, kids, and grandkids. → Read More