WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal emergency management officials said Wednesday they are investigating allegations of cronyism and other misconduct at the New Orleans office that is overseeing efforts to rebuild the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast. The Federal EmergencyManagement Agency, which has endured criticism over delays in the rebuilding effort, sent a team of Washington investigators to the office last week. The agency expects a report in the coming days, two top officials said at a congressional hearing on the Hurricane Katrina recovery.——Contact the Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]