There are better uses for the money a curfew costs to enforce
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City Council announces steps to reduce reliance on outside consultants for Entergy regulation
The plan will double in-house staff and restructure advisers’ contracts.
Posted inLand Use
Frustrated with city enforcement, this woman rented the Airbnb across the street just to prove it was operating illegally
The New Orleans City Council has worked toward more restrictive regulations on short-term rentals for the past year. Now council members want to tighten enforcement.
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in Review: City Council Entergy plant votes violated state sunshine law, judge rules
Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Piper D. Griffin on Friday ruled that the New Orleans City Council violated the state’s Open Meetings Law in 2018, when dozens of residents were barred from entering two public hearings on Entergy New Orleans’ proposed $210 million power plant in eastern New Orleans. Griffin also issued a ruling […]
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 36: ‘No, I don’t have my diploma yet’
We hear from a Kennedy High School senior who still doesn’t know if she graduated. Plus, a plan for ending cash bail. And a new budget crisis for public defenders in New Orleans.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Legal agreement in federal bail suit will require New Orleans judge to consider alternatives to detention, whether defendants can pay
The agreement comes after a two-year civil rights lawsuit against Magistrate Judge Harry Cantrell over how he was setting bail.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Judge says City Council’s votes on Entergy plant violated state law
The plaintiffs said the use of paid actors in meetings aggravated the violations. Judge Piper Griffin ruled for the city in a second, related lawsuit.
Posted inSchools
Orleans schools drop plans to install antimicrobial filters, focusing on lead
After nearly a year of delays due to low water pressure issues, the district is giving up on microbe-removing filters and focusing on lead removal.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
It’s time to abolish money bail and conviction fees in New Orleans courts
How New Orleans’ system of financing courts feeds on the poor.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Vera Institute of Justice proposes plan for ending cash bail, conviction fees in New Orleans
Only highest-risk defendants would be jailed under the plan. Judges would impose $1 bail for crimes that require cash bail under state law. The group says the proposal would save the city millions in funding for the jail.