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Orleans Parish Sheriff puts 140 deputies up in NOLA top hotels for Mardi Gras

Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:11 pm
Posted by Geauxldilocks
Member since Aug 2018
2440 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:11 pm
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Most of the hotel rooms for deputy sheriffs and other commanders were reserved at the Omni Royal Orleans in the French Quarter. And records show that many of the top brass stayed for eight days and nights, at a cost ranging from $160 to $270 per room per night. The total cost was $18,174, according to the hotel bills provided by the Sheriff’s Office. Records also show the sheriff paid for rooms for some top deputies during the first weekend of Carnival. The bills show $373 spent at the Sheraton on Canal for three nights and $661 for four nights at the Marriott that weekend. The Marriott bills also show payments of $50 a day for parking for two days.

This post was edited on 3/14/23 at 7:12 pm
Posted by GeauxxxTigers23
TeamBunt General Manager
Member since Apr 2013
62514 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:13 pm to
$160-$270 is a top hotel in NOLA these days?

Damn that city has fallen further than I thought.
Posted by tigersmanager
Member since Jun 2010
7370 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:14 pm to
Sounds cheap
Posted by Dizz
Member since May 2008
14731 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:14 pm to
Considering the hours they work it makes sense to have rooms in the quarter. Also those rates aren’t crazy.

Now if it was just rank hanging out it’s a totally different story.
Posted by PaBon
UPT 17th W/D
Member since Sep 2014
1891 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:18 pm to
Why does this not surprise me
Posted by BPTiger
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2011
5304 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:18 pm to
No problem with this.
Posted by Eighteen
Member since Dec 2006
33877 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:18 pm to
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cost ranging from $160 to $270 per room per night


Ummm, this seems extremely reasonable considering the hours they were working and how they could quickly get on and off shift without having to be shuttled

news media headlines are the worst
Posted by BeepNode
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2014
10005 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:19 pm to
Could be especially advantageous if they are doing some investigations on massage parlors and strip clubs.
Posted by Turf Taint
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2021
6010 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:19 pm to
Makes good sense and reasonable money well spent.
Posted by FnTigers
Member since Sep 2021
1427 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:20 pm to
Sounds like a solid job. 140 for $18k working crazy hours..Cheap.
Posted by MrSpock
Member since Sep 2015
4343 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:21 pm to
The Sheraton and the Omni Royal are not top hotels in a city with a Ritz Carlton and a Four Seasons.
Posted by Tyga Woods
South Central Jupiter Island, FL
Member since Sep 2016
30054 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:22 pm to
Cheaper than one Latoya flight to France
This post was edited on 3/14/23 at 7:23 pm
Posted by Horsemeat
Truckin' somewhere in the US
Member since Dec 2014
13527 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:22 pm to
Not a big deal if those guys and gals were working, not just going to parades and needing places to pass out drunk.
Posted by GetBackToWork
Member since Dec 2007
6254 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:25 pm to
I’d actually argue NO law enforcement would be wise dispersing officers across many hotels downtown and in the Quarter. Negotiate with the hotels to keep average rates acceptable, but also know safety is spread across key areas.
Posted by Porpus
Covington, LA
Member since Aug 2022
1637 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:26 pm to
That actually sounds like a potentially non-awful use of city money.
Posted by nolanola
Member since Nov 2010
7581 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:29 pm to
That seems super cheap for 140 deputies.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73681 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:33 pm to
Doing better than the LSP that was running a Stabbin Cabin in the FQ on the taxpayer dime.
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
12490 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:36 pm to
I came in expecting something that would make me mad.

This does not.
Posted by lostinbr
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2017
9345 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:38 pm to
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NOLA top hotels for Mardi Gras
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$160 to $270 per room per night



Somehow I doubt it.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73681 posts
Posted on 3/14/23 at 7:40 pm to
With the hours worked some of this might have been union mandated. I know in my work that a room is an option for anyone who works more than 18hrs.
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