David Hammer
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New Orleans, LA, United States
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Convicted former Kenner building official under investigation again
Kenner police are investigating new allegations that James Mohamad falsified building reports. → Read More
Permit roadblocks continue to stifle New Orleans contractors and builders
Contractors and builders say the problem isn’t a lack of work but an epidemic of unpermitted construction going on across the city. → Read More
Scammers are using fake IDs, forged documents to sell vacant lots they don't own
The proliferation of online real estate transactions, in which computerized signatures replace ink-on-paper sale agreements, is fueling a rise in scams. → Read More
No homicide charges in case where suspects admitted drugging, robbing Metairie man before he died
The decision not to file murder or manslaughter charges against the pimp, Randy Schenck, or Dominique Berry, the prostitute angered Arthur's family in Missouri. → Read More
Lawsuits mount in Kenner among two competing garbage vendors
Mayor Mike Glaser’s administration alleges IV Waste overbilled the city nearly $2.6 million for services. → Read More
State of Louisiana dropping suits against homeowners accused of misspending elevation grants
The state of Louisiana is dropping thousands of lawsuits against homeowners who received grants to elevate their homes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita but used the money to make repairs → Read More
State drops lawsuits against Road Home recipients who used elevation grants to repair homes
About 32,000 homeowners got elevation grants and many said they were told they could use money for repairs instead of raising homes after Hurricane Katrina & Rita. → Read More
Joe Jaeger puts Plaza Tower up for sale
Jaeger says he's giving up on his plans to redevelop the abandoned skyscraper, which was New Orleans' tallest building when it was built in 1969. → Read More
Ten years after mass BP settlement, cleanup workers with chronic medical claims still fighting
Caleb Breaux and Donald Dumas are among tens of thousands of Gulf Coast residents who took jobs cleaning up BP’s oil spill in 2010, trying to blunt the effects of → Read More
Decade after victims settle BP Oil Spill lawsuit, thousands still empty handed
“Sometimes justice isn't served ... That's the real bottom line here.” → Read More
First NBC Bank founder Ashton Ryan found guilty on bank fraud charges
Federal prosecutors also charged former First NBC loan officer Fred Beebe with similar crimes, but the grand jury ultimately found him not guilty. → Read More
What is causing Louisiana's insurance crisis, and what can fix it?
More than 20 companies folded or fled the state, and more than 100,000 policyholders are once again covered only by Citizens, and paying rapidly rising rates. → Read More
Insurance Shock: Homeowners' policies skyrocket
It’s also hard for Cook to understand why the area of New Orleans East where she lives has higher insurance costs than other sections of Orleans Parish. → Read More
Louisiana's Insurance Crisis: Homeowners' policy rates by ZIP Code
Citizens charges its premiums based on private market rates, and private companies use catastrophe modeling to determine where risks of damage are higher or lower. → Read More
Diedre Pierce Kelly seeks redemption from ‘mistake,’ former rival urges voters to reject ‘admitted forger’
Kelly was never charged with a crime. → Read More
Dillard University revitalizes National Center on Black-Jewish Relations
The documentary "Shared Legacies" was screened Tuesday in New Orleans and aims to emphasize the unity and cooperation between black and jewish activists. → Read More
Jefferson Parish landfill gases could have caused headaches & nausea, court says
The Nov. 29 decision means a single class-action against the parish can now move forward. → Read More
Behind the key decision that left poor homeowners short of rebuilding money after Katrina
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with WWL-TV and The Times-Picayune | The Advocate. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as → Read More
NOPD 'Controlling the narrative' by posting less bad crime news to social media
NOPD spokesman Gary Scheets confirmed the change in strategy. → Read More
They drugged and robbed him the night he was found dead
With both suspects admitting to drugging and robbing Shawn under oath, Bob Arthur hoped Jefferson Parish would finally have what it needed to file murder charges. → Read More