At least 59 people were jailed for contempt in 2018 based on questionable drug tests, watchdog group says.
Posted inSchools
Judge’s order allows Sophie B. Wright students to walk at graduation, but it may have come too late
The order came down 15 minutes before graduation was set to begin, according to a civil rights attorney who represented six students.
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in Review: Entergy New Orleans could face $2 million fine over frequent outages
Entergy New Orleans could face $2 million fine over frequent outages The New Orleans City Council’s utility advisers are recommending a $1.5 million to $2 million fine against Entergy New Orleans for failing to adequately maintain the city’s aging electrical distribution system — the poles and wires that run down New Orleans streets to connect […]
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 31: ‘We apologize for this inconvenience’
Marta Jewson on the resignation of a charter school network’s CEO. Michael Isaac Stein on the latest recommended fines against Entergy New Orleans. And some highlights from The Lens’ most recent public records workshop.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Lower Nine faces 13 years of hell if canal project rolls forward
Stunning indifference to community resistance
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Over opposition from mayor and advocates, City Council passes homeless encampment sweep ordinance
Unity of Greater New Orleans came out against the ordinance in a letter to the city. An administration official suggested that Cantrell could veto the ordinance.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City Council advisers recommend up to $2 million fine against Entergy New Orleans over frequent outages
The report shows about 2,600 outages in the city from mid-2016 to mid-2017.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Report: State preemption laws disproportionately hurt women, people of color
One of the authors says she is supporting House Bill 422, which would allow Louisiana municipalities to set their own minimum wage and required work leave days.
Posted inSchools
New Beginnings schools CEO resigns amid grade-changing investigation
CEO Michelle Blouin-Williams has been on paid leave since an investigation began April 1. She is also being investigated for allegedly falsifying public records.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Court orders city to hand over records on surveillance network
Judge rejects argument that cameras are used for terrorism prevention.