NOLA Public Schools district preps for COVID-19 reopening and running a school directly.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
‘A major paradigm shift’: New Orleans hires former short-term rental executive to lead land use regulation
Peter Bowen will run a brand new office, called the Office of Business and External Services, that will try to blend land use regulation with business development
Posted inCriminal Justice
New jail monitors’ report notes jail improvements, warns against “pushback” by Sheriff’s Office
Report could influence federal court decisions on Phase III, Sheriff Gusman’s request for control of jail
Posted inSchools
Four charged with nepotism at Coghill Charter School, state ethics board alleges
Two board members and their family members, who worked at the school, were charged with violating state ethics laws.
Posted inOpinion
Black Lives Matter: How should Asian Americans answer the call?
“Asian Americans have stood on the sidelines and watched as Black Americans are murdered for too long. We exculpate ourselves because we only passively witness racism by others, failing to admit that we are just as responsible as the perpetrators themselves because we do nothing to stop it.”
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 91: Ripple effects
The mayor of New Orleans announces new bar restrictions. Public schools won’t open to students for in-class learning right away. And the long-time district attorney of Orleans Parish announces his retirement.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Cannizzaro will not seek third term as DA
The DA plans to retire at the end of his second term, marking an end to a long career in local criminal justice.
Posted inCriminal Justice
In court filing, jail official blasts city’s request to halt work on new mental health unit
‘The City must meet its constitutional obligations to fund the construction and the operation of a medical and mental health facility,’ Hodge’s lawyers write in filing.
Posted inSchools
Four Orleans Parish School Board members seek reelection as qualifying begins
Newly appointed interim board member is seeking a full term.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Three qualify to run for DA on first day, Cannizzaro not among them
Candidates include two former judges and a City Council member. Cannizzaro’s office said an announcement would be forthcoming before the end of qualifying on Friday.