def METHOD_NAME(cls, numrecords=100):
    """Return a list of the newest records in the logging table
    Parameters
    ----------
    numrecords : int, optional
        The number of records to return. Default 100
    Returns
    -------
    list of LogEntry objects
        list of the log entries
    """
    with qdb.sql_connection.TRN:
        sql = """SELECT logging_id
                 FROM qiita.{0}
                 ORDER BY logging_id DESC LIMIT %s""".format(cls._table)
        qdb.sql_connection.TRN.add(sql, [numrecords])
        return [cls(i)
                for i in qdb.sql_connection.TRN.execute_fetchflatten()]