School zone speed enforcement ends Friday
Neighborhood security stopped 3 young Black males; A federal judge is weighing a lawsuit over it
Lycée Français board considers $165K CEO contract amid financial concerns
Superintendent eyes racial disparities in school enrollment
Williams presented data on what she called “eligibility schools,” or the handful of New Orleans public schools with some type of eligibility requirement. She identified 10 schools, four with academic requirements and six with a language requirement.
Orleans jail monitors disclose for first time issues found under Hutson’s leadership
Monitors tasked with overseeing the New Orleans jail and tracking its compliance with the long-running federal consent decree said staff falsified suicide-watch documentation, rubber-stamped investigations to justify uses of force, and that the facility is dangerously understaffed.
A charter group closes final school, makes decision on future of daycare
NOCP CEO J’Vann Martin said the board directed the center’s staff to report directly to them and has implemented “strict financial controls” and will help ensure the center has back-office support from NOCP or a third-party business vendor.
Louisiana leads nation in percentage of people in adult prisons for crimes they committed as kids
After 23 years in prison for killing her abuser, she hopes no one in Louisiana has to do that again
Gifted group asks school district to expand services
Orleans Parish Sheriff Hutson withholding investigative records related several ‘serious’ uses of force on mental health tier
Drug-related deaths at Angola prompted strip searches, but who is bringing in contraband?
In Linda Frickey case, DA Williams using controversial legal doctrine to seek life sentences for 4 teens
The decision by District Attorney Jason William to charge the teens as adults was controversial, if not surprising. During his campaign for DA, Williams promised to keep all cases involving kids in juvenile court, and frequently cited research on youth brain development that indicates kids are more susceptible to peer pressure, more likely to engage in risky behavior, and less likely to consider the consequences of that behavior.
Leaks beneath pump stations responsible for New Orleans’ drinking water went uninvestigated for two years
How will the DA’s decision to revive the habitual offender law impact plea negotiations in New Orleans?
Proposal to give police 25-foot buffer raises constitutional concerns
School zone lights must now work in order to ticket drivers
An ordinance passed by the New Orleans City Council requires school zone flashing yellow lights to be working properly for camera tickets to be valid
Judge dismisses suit over Plaquemines LNG facility, environmental groups review options
Judge Wilson Fields of the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge on Monday sided with the state in dismissing the group’s petition but did not rule on the merits of their case. The environmental groups are now evaluating their legal options.
Bill would end eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines
Fears of explosions prompt CO2 pipeline bill.
Charter school advocates fear their future at the Labor Department
Leaked emails show the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools landed a meeting with the Labor Secretary, who assuaged short-term concerns. Long-run worries remain though.
Will NOLA Public Schools Fulfill Its Promise to the Leah Chase School Community?
Leah Chase School, it seems, was never meant to exist—at least, not as a traditional public school. Less than two years later, NOLA Public Schools’ board members are debating whether to close it.
‘They tricked me:’ Migrants feel deceived by ICE after being promised $1,000 to voluntarily depart
Led to expect an “exit bonus,” migrants were left empty-handed in their home countries.
‘A leap of faith’: parents plead to save Leah Chase School
With OPSB slated to decide the fate of Leah Chase School tonight, school parents, along with the Chase family itself, are asking the board to believe in the school
Usted puede hacer cumplir la ley de inmigración de maneras profesionales
La forma en que se aplica la ley es tan importante como la ley misma.
Sheltering in place through the ICE storm
A survey in photo and text, of what New Orleanians are thinking about the local immigrants threatened by Catahoula Crunch.
Why New Orleans Became Trump’s Newest Immigration Target
Recent legal changes, a Trump-friendly governor and a large immigration detention infrastructure could make the New Orleans crackdown easier for the administration.
When the land sickens: the public health cost of environmental rollbacks
You can enforce immigration law in professional ways
How you enforce the law is just as important as the law itself.
Nobody seems to want carbon capture — not even Air Products
Air Products wants to off-load its risk for a proposed carbon-capture project in Lake Maurepas, which the writers see as a signal that carbon-capture technology, “a corporate experiment,” is also too risky for the state of Louisiana.
