First of two important court dates coming on wetlands lawsuit against oil and gas
Industry attorneys will try to convince a federal judge that flood-protection board doesn't have authority to sue.
Year: 2014
36 RSD charter schools now eligible to return to local School Board control
Charter leaders have two months to decide whether to return to Orleans Parish School Board oversight.
Tax to help schools runs into static because RSD would get some money
Next month, New Orleans voters will decide whether to extend an expiring property tax that finances repairs to public school buildings, but the measure is facing resistance from unlikely people: some members of the Orleans Parish School Board. Indeed, three out of the seven members voted against even sending the question to voters. That’s because the measure takes millions of dollars now controlled by the School Board and puts them in the hands of the Recovery School District, even though the state-run district isn’t mentioned anywhere in the ballot proposition.
Update: Civil Service’s leader can legally serve past her expired term
Earlier version of this story provided a misleading impression that chairwoman's services was improper.
Don’t take the Quarter for granted: Urgent reforms are imperative
Collapse of a Royal Street building shows more than love is needed to save the Vieux Carré.
View U.S. Senate, New Orleans races on our election map
Our maps were updated continually on Election Night as the Secretary of State counted votes. We tracked U.S. Senate, New Orleans judicial races and statewide constitutional amendments important to the city.
Civil Service Commission abruptly changes city hiring practices without explanation
In addition to the lack of discussion on changes, members won't even confirm how they voted.
Chief public defender: Vote tomorrow for judges willing to back sentencing reform
Twenty-year sentences for non-violent, victimless crimes are both unjust and a huge waste of taxpayer dollars.
Seven of 20 teachers have resigned from Nelson Charter since school year began
The principal also parted ways with the school this month, though the New Beginnings charter network CEO would provide no details.
Politically connected company would benefit from state Amendment 3
After the Supreme Court in January struck down a New Orleans ordinance that allowed tax-collection contractors to charge a 10 percent fee on past-due bills, it called into question a similar statewide law — both written by collections contractor Archon Information Systems. The Louisiana Municipal Association is lobbying for the passage of an amendment Tuesday that would make the arrangement unambiguously legal. A subsidiary of the Municipal Association benefits financially from a deal with Archon, and the company is bankrolling the association's political-action committee and has sponsored the association's events.
