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New Orleans City Council opens investigation of Bourbon Street barrier systems, limits document release
Summary
The New Orleans City Council voted to start a legislative investigation into the design, procurement, installation and maintenance of barrier systems on Bourbon Street and to keep documents gathered during the probe confidential until the council authorizes release.
The New Orleans City Council voted to open a legislative investigation into the various street-barrier systems installed and proposed for Bourbon Street, and adopted an amendment that treats documents collected during the probe as confidential until the council determines otherwise.
The investigation, introduced as Resolution R2512 and adopted as amended, authorizes the council to seek engineering reports, procurement records, emails, contracts, meeting notes and other materials related to multiple barrier systems referenced in recent coverage and testimony. The amended language instructs council staff to hold documents confidential to the maximum extent permitted by law,…
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