Opinion
Pivotal period for Congressman Cao as final votes on healthcare reform near »
The pressure is officially on Congressman Cao to vote for healthcare reform. Over the course of the week...
/ March 11, 2010 / No comment / Read More »Federal consent decrees have reformed police departments »
The FBI has confirmed seven separate civil rights investigations into unjust NOPD conduct. Seven. It is a situation so...
/ March 11, 2010 / No comment / Read More »The mayor doesn’t oversee education but should get involved anyway »
Today, Mitch Landrieu unveiled another task force to advise his transition, this time on public education. I feel...
/ March 9, 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »Jordan not exonerated just because Anderson might be; Cannizzaro won’t yield »
Earlier today, Criminal District Court Judge Lynda Van Davis ordered a new trial for Michael Anderson, accused...
/ March 8, 2010 / No comment / Read More »
By Karen Gadbois – Staff writer – Three years after getting a piece of taxpayer-owned property for free, a New Orleans non-profit has yet to make improvements to the blighted site or fulfill...
/ March 10, 2010 / 4 comments / Read More »
By Ariella Cohen, staff writer – A year and a half after the city of New Orleans received a half-million-dollar donation to foster citizen involvement in the recovery, none of the programs has...
/ February 23, 2010 / 5 comments / Read More »
By Ariella Cohen, staff writer – In the Garden District, a decaying Prytania Street church is on the market for $1.8 million after years of neglect by its owner. In eastern New Orleans,...
/ February 4, 2010 / 4 comments / Read More »
By Brentin Mock, staff writer – Even before Hurricane Katrina, scientists had established that the soil across New Orleans was laced with an alarming amount of lead, which can cause a range of...
/ February 2, 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
By Ariella Cohen, staff writer — In the months after Hurricane Katrina, traumatized New Orleanians turned out in droves to discuss the fate of their neighborhoods. They gave hours of their time with...
/ January 20, 2010 / 6 comments / Read More »
By Karen Gadbois, staff writer – A taxpayer-financed program to stimulate economic development in New Orleans continues to back dubious business ventures, throwing into question the city’s stewardship of some $2.5 million in annual...
/ January 19, 2010 / 5 comments / Read More »Over the Transom
Despite initial confusion, gift to Zulu is alive and well »
New Orleans City Council member Cynthia Hedge-Morrell introduced an ordinance Thursday to pay Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club at least some of the $800,000 the mayor awarded...
/ March 12, 2010 / No comment / Read More »The Lens interviews Spike Lee »
The Lens recently visited the Rampart Street studio and office space of Spike Lee, who’s been in the city the past month filming a sequel to his HBO...
/ March 11, 2010 / No comment / Read More »Contractor being paid for work done by city employees »
The city has paid the private company managing the bulk of New Orleans’ recovery projects more than $3 million for work actually done by city employees, according to...
/ March 11, 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »What price crunk? »
You really can’t put a price on getting crunk. Still, the Ying Yang Twins, performers of the Saints anthem “Halftime (Stand up and Get Crunk!), had to put a...
/ March 11, 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »City permits system unplugged because of unpaid bills »
A technology vendor to the city of New Orleans shut down a key computer system Monday because the city hasn’t paid “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in past-due...
/ March 10, 2010 / 9 comments / Read More »