Mayor Mitch Landrieu's tally of accomplishments indulges in some stretching
by Bruce Eggler - Times-Picayune (excerpt)

Most impartial observers would probably say that New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu can point to a solid list of accomplishments in his first eight months in office: closing the huge 2010 budget gap he found awaiting him, reforming the city's policies for awarding contracts, boosting public confidence in government, renegotiating contracts to save money or improve service, and supporting new approaches in areas such as promoting economic development and deciding how large the city's new jail should be.

•According to the mayor's office, though, the list of achievements is far longer than that.

To mark the end of 2010, it issued a list of more than 60 actions it has taken or results it claims to have achieved, under the headline, "Landrieu Administration Reports on 2010: Cut Smart, Reorganize and Invest in the Future."