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Sewerage & Water Board releases some records after FOX 8 lawsuit, refuses other requests

Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 5:59 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board started releasing some public records Tuesday (Aug. 2), one day after Fox 8 filed a lawsuit seeking the delayed documents.

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Fox 8 sues New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board, executive director for public records

Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 5:34 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
FOX 8 filed a lawsuit against the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board and its Executive Director Ghassan Korban, after the board refused to provide public records and at times stopped responding to requests for updates.

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ZURIK: New Orleans’ refusal to pay judgments leaves victims suffering

Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 11:01 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
The City of New Orleans has been ordered to pay tens of millions of dollars to people and businesses, but FOX 8 found in hundreds of cases, the city has refused to pay.

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ZURIK: Former state trooper, subject of Fox 8 investigation, pleads guilty

Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 5:49 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
Former Louisiana State trooper Daryl Thomas pleaded guilty to filing false public documents and theft accusations.

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Zurik: Over 70,000 DNA samples sit untested in NOPD evidence collection

Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 10:03 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik
If you’re a victim of a non-violent crime in New Orleans, numbers show DNA evidence collected from your crime scene will likely sit in storage forever.

ZURIK

Empty Field of Dreams: New group closer to making football stadium in Ninth Ward a reality

Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 10:02 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
The group who took over plans for a field of dreams in the Ninth Ward has raised federal and state money and is closer to making that dream a reality.

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City of Kenner swore in former Police Chief Mike Glaser as the new mayor

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 10:58 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik
The city of Kenner swore in former Police Chief Mike Glaser today after beating incumbent Ben Zahn. He officially took office this morning.

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Outgoing Kenner Mayor Ben Zahn cancels interview with FOX 8

Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 10:03 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
A representative for outgoing Kenner Mayor Ben Zahn reached out to FOX 8 saying Zahn wanted to do an interview, however, Zahn canceled just 24 hours before that interview was supposed to take place.

Investigations

La. nursing home owner charged with felony cruelty in deadly Ida evacuations

Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 1:13 PM CDT
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By Mykal Vincent
Seven people crammed into the warehouse died.

ZURIK

ZURIK: DNA backlog delaying justice for some families

Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 10:01 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
FOX 8 finds thousands of pieces of vital DNA evidence is sitting in storage at the State Crime Lab, waiting to be tested, preventing families from getting closure.
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ZURIK

Operation Profit: Some surgeons pull in millions by owning medical device companies

Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 5:34 PM CDT
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By Jamie Grey, Lee Zurik and Payton Romans
Sometimes a surgeon is the salesman. Across the country, there are physician-owned distributorships where doctors own part of a medical device company and then buy (or have their hospital buy) that hardware to use in their own surgeries.

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ZURIK: New Orleans S&WB has moral obligation to pay judgments, council member says

Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 10:01 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
One New Orleans City Council member says the Sewerage and Water Board has a “moral obligation” to start paying the millions of dollars it owes to citizens. Those bills have gone unpaid for years, or even decades in some cases.

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ZURIK: New tax issues for Orleans D.A. Jason Williams

Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 10:31 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams is just months away from a federal tax fraud trial, but now faces new tax issues. THe new allegation falls outside the parameters of the original indictment, and involves a period of time when Williams was running for D.A.

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ZURIK: Residents wait years for payments from Sewerage & Water Board

Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 10:10 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
The Sewerage and Water Board hasn't paid millions of dollars it owes to residents

Attention to the Details

ZURIK: Questions raised about NOPD Captain’s position on state board amid paid-detail investigation

Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 10:38 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
Questions have been raised over NOPD captain Sabrina Richardson's position on a state board that oversees punishments for state police troopers, as she is currently under investigation by the Orleans District Attorney's office.

Attention to the Details

ZURIK: Cameras show NOPD officer’s vehicles far away from paid detail shifts

Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 10:03 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
FOX 8 combs through license plate-reader cameras showing NOPD officers' vehicles miles away at times from the details they were getting paid for.

Talking Trash

ZURIK: Internal emails show questionable trash collection bidding process

Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 10:34 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
A series of emails uncovered by FOX 8 reveal what two local professors believe is a rigged public bid in Kenner.

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Betting on Change: Horseracing long plagued with scandals and equine fatalities

Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 1:13 PM CDT
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By Jill Riepenhoff, Conner Hendricks and Lee Zurik
A new federal law takes effect in July that aims to clean up thoroughbred horseracing, which for years has been plagued by scandals, drugs and equine fatalities. Racing insiders have pushed for decades for such a measure and they welcome the new oversight.

Attention to the Details

ZURIK: Timesheets show questionable practices among NOPD’s Public Integrity Bureau

Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 7:09 AM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
Timesheet data raises questions about the conduct of some of the NOPD's Public Integrity Bureau officers.

ZURIK

Investigation into NOPD’s Public Integrity Bureau requested

Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 4:59 PM CDT
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By Dannah Sauer
Police Association of New Orleans calls for City Council to investigate the management of the NOPD's Public Integrity Bureau.

Talking Trash

ZURIK: FEMA may not reimburse Kenner for $2M in post-Ida cleanup

Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 10:05 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
Kenner's lack of oversight and record-keeping could jeopardize reimbursement for millions of dollars in post-Ida debris cleanup.

Attention to the Details

ZURIK: Federal subpoenas issued to racetracks for NOPD officers’ records

Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 10:03 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
A subpoena has been issued requesting racing records for two brothers, Todd and Nicholas Morrell.

Attention to the Details

NOPD captain under investigation for off-duty details

Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 5:03 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
So far, there has been no determination of any potential violations, however, the investigation is ongoing.

ZURIK

ZURIK: $2 million price tag, little oversight for Kenner post-Ida tree removal

Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 10:42 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
The cost of tree removal in Kenner following Hurricane Ida raises questions about who was overseeing the invoices.

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ZURIK: Kenner powerbroker under federal investigation

Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 10:28 PM CDT
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
Sources tell FOX 8 the FBI is looking into a Kenner powerbroker highlighted in a series of investigations.

ZURIK

Zurik: Kenner overpaid for post-Ida Trash pickup, documents indicate

Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 10:05 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
Invoices for post-Ida trash pickup show Kenner likely overpaid for services, and that there was little questioning before approving those payments.

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ZURIK: Kenner audit accuses former official of double-dipping, cover-up

Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 10:19 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
An audit performed by the city of Kenner backs up findings from FOX 8. The audit accuses former Deputy CAO Chad Pitfield of double-dipping, then falsifying documents in an attempted cover-up.

Attention to the Details

ZURIK: NOPD officer claimed to work months straight with no days off

Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 10:05 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
An NOPD Sergeant claimed to work 360 days in 2020, only taking 5 days off.

ZURIK

ZURIK: Former Kenner Official’s timesheet changes show possible cover-up

Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 10:30 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik
A highly-paid Kenner employee, who was recently fired, said a clerical error made it look like he was double-dipping while working for the city and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. But FOX 8 uncovered documents that appear to show changes to his timesheets were an attempt to cover up double-dipping.

ZURIK

Kenner dump cited for two DEQ violations

Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 9:03 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality issues citations to Kenner over operation of drop-off site at dump.

Talking Trash

ZURIK: Thousands in payments, Kenner recycling records not adding up

Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 10:41 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik
Documents raise questions about thousands of dollars in payments that were approved, despite appearing to be in violation of the city's contract with IV Waste.

Talking Trash

ZURIK: Behind-the-scenes dealings raise questions about Kenner garbage contract

Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 10:51 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik
New emails, videos, and payments of over $100,000 raise questions about what happened behind the scenes in Kenner, before a new trash contract was awarded.

Talking Trash

ZURIK: Nearly $1 million paid to Kenner trash contractor without required documentation

Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 11:08 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik
A FOX 8 investigation raises questions about connections between a now-fired Kenner employee and a contract worth Millions. Kenner paid its trash collector $5.5 million last year, but we found close to $1 million in payments were made without proper backup documentation.

ZURIK

Kenner City Councilmembers plan to call for resignation of Mayor Ben Zahn

Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 6:34 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik
Four Kenner City Councilmembers say they plan to call for the immediate resignation of Mayor Ben Zahn at the next city council meeting.

ZURIK

Employee at center of disaster pay investigation terminated, mayor confirms

Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 6:00 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik
FOX 8 News has learned Deputy CAO for the City of Kenner has been terminated.

ZURIK

ZURIK: City of Kenner under federal investigation

Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 3:56 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
Sources tell FOX 8 News the City of Kenner and Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office have received federal grand jury subpoenas regarding Chad Pitfield.

Attention to the Details

ZURIK: Several NOPD officers receive federal target letters

Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 10:10 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
Five NOPD officers got target letters from the FBI as part of an investigation into detail work, sources say.

ZURIK

ZURIK: Timesheets show highly-paid Kenner official claimed to be in two places at once

Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 at 10:01 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
A review of timesheets shows a highly-paid Kenner official claimed to be in two places at once.

ZURIK

Zurik: 1,500+ timed out of jail or bond obligations in 2021

Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 10:19 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
A new Metropolitan Crime Commission report shows the numbers are much higher than previously thought.

ZURIK

Zurik: Over 880 people, some violent offenders, released without charges in 2021

Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 at 9:56 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
FOX 8 looks into a spike in the number of people who are released from their bond obligations or let out of jail when the District Attorney's office doesn't bring charges in the allotted time.

ZURIK

ZURIK: Kenner Mayor defends months of Ida disaster payments

Updated: Feb. 1, 2022 at 10:55 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
After refusing FOX 8's request for an interview for a month, Kenner Mayor Ben Zahn sits down with Lee Zurik to discuss months of disaster pay for select Kenner employees following Hurricane Ida.

ZURIK

ZURIK: Kenner councilmembers want disaster pay changes

Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 9:59 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
Kenner councilmembers want more oversight of the Disaster Pay Policy, after a Lee Zurik investigation revealed some received double pay for months after the storm.

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ZURIK: Kenner disaster pay reveals possible lack of oversight

Updated: Jan. 20, 2022 at 9:55 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
After a lawsuit filed by FOX 8 against the City of Kenner to get payroll records, they show the city may be breaking a policy when paying one official.

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Zurik Investigation follow up: Grand jury indicts New Orleans judge for filing false tax returns

Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 10:58 PM CST
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By FOX 8 Staff
A federal grand jury indicts a New Orleans city judge who was the subject of a Lee Zurik investigation.

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Zurik: Records show Kenner city employees paid for more than 24 hours a day of work following Ida

Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 9:59 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Mykal Vincent
The records Kenner did not want to hand over raise serious questions.

News

NOPD officers handed 2-day suspensions for violating detail work policies

Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 8:49 PM CST
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By Marchaund Jones
The NOPD provided an update on the detail program which was the main focus of Lee Zurik’s investigation, “Attention to the Details.”

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Following Zurik investigation, new NOPD policies may work, councilmember says

Updated: Dec. 22, 2021 at 5:20 PM CST
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By Rob Masson
New Orleans councilman says new NOPD detail accountability plan may work after 26 officers were suspended.

ZURIK

Judge orders Kenner to provide Hurricane Ida timesheet records to FOX 8

Updated: Dec. 20, 2021 at 5:37 PM CST
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By Rob Masson
A Jefferson Parish judge has ordered the city of Kenner to turn over FEMA timesheet records.

ZURIK

Zurik: FOX 8 sues Kenner mayor over public records delays

Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 4:55 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Cody Lillich
FOX 8 News has filed suit against Kenner Mayor Ben Zahn over the city’s delays in several public records requests submitted to the city dating back to October.

ZURIK

Zurik: Fairgrounds residents call for accountability after ‘Attention to the Details’ investigation

Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 at 10:00 PM CST
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By Lee Zurik and Cody Lillich
Residents of the fairgrounds neighborhood of New Orleans are calling for accountability after FOX 8′s Attention to the Details Investigation found possible neglect in patrols.
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