More reporters than City Council members attended today’s non-meeting of the city’s legislative branch, which again was stymied by the absence of Jon Johnson and Cynthia Hedge-Morrell.

Continuing a legislative stalemate, two members were absent from a specially called New Orleans City Council meeting Wednesday morning, preventing  the four members present from conducting council business.
Those present are concerned that city business, from the mundane to the…

By Tom Gogola, The Lens staff writer |
The Orleans Parish Public Defender’s Office and the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office resolved a lawsuit Thursday with a deal designed to end persistent complaints about a lack of attorney-client privacy at the…

By Neerav Kingsland, The Lens contributing opinion writer |
Nearly 80% of New Orleans public school students attend charter schools, more than in any other city in America. That puts us on the cutting edge of a nationwide school reform…

By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer|
Correction, June 30: The deputy’s name is Mark Andry. A previous version of this story had the last name “Landry.”
Another sheriff’s deputy has been suspended after being arrested and booked with assault,…

A year and a half after Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal dismissed the federal stimulus as a debt-generating waste, the Pelican State has accepted about $5 billion from the program. The Congress-approved cash went to programs ranging from education grants to…