Last month, District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro said that his office was sending almost all domestic violence charges to Municipal Court, rather than state court.
Posted inCriminal Justice
‘Your honor, can I tell the whole story?’ Part 2
A murder in New Orleans, a trial that lasted less than a day, and the lives they entangled for the next three decades.
Posted inCriminal Justice
‘Your honor, can I tell the whole story?’ Part 1
A murder in New Orleans, a trial that lasted less than a day, and the lives they entangled for the next three decades.
Posted inSchools
Changes in ACT will allow students to combine best scores beginning in fall 2020
The ability to take individual subject tests and to combine best scores could help level the playing field between low-income and more affluent students, says an administrator at the city’s largest charter operator.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Persistent outages plaguing Grand Gulf nuclear plant are adding millions to the bills of New Orleans customers
The outages cost New Orleans customers upwards of $100,000 a day, according to Entergy.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Mental Illness Behind Bars: The hard lessons of Orleans Parish
The city and the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office are implementing short- and long-term plans for housing mentally ill inmates, but critics say jail is no place to treat mental illness.
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Bricolage Academy narrows CEO search to two candidates, hires interim
The Esplanade Avenue charter school’s founder and longtime CEO is stepping down at the end of the month to take a new position.
Posted inOpinion
New Orleans is ready for resilient power
It’s time for the City Council to commit to resilient power investments in New Orleans’ energy infrastructure.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 58: ‘We ended up with a partial rollback’
City Council approves a budget – and lowers property tax rates; NOLA Public Schools Superintendent recommends two charters not be renewed; and an interview with the former Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux
Posted inOpinion
A Cautionary Tale: The New Orleans Office of Inspector General. Part 2: Facing Challenges
In the second part of his essay, former Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux writes about the events that led to his 2017 retirement.