Michael Isaac Stein talks traffic cameras. Marta Jewson looks at some new research from the Education Research Alliance. And an exit interview with former Behind The Lens host Tom Wright.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
No plan yet for $5 million Entergy fine
In a vote on Thursday, the council moved the money into its utilities regulation office. It’s not yet clear where it will go from there. But council members promise a public process.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Here’s help sorting out May 4 millage for parks — and be sure to vote!
Lingering questions about governance and how the money should be divided
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Dispute between mayor, council delays homeless encampment sweep ordinance
“This ordinance would force the City to separate people from their belongings when there is no public health purpose to do so,” a Cantrell administration official said.
Posted inSchools
OneApp enrollment lottery results bring mixed emotions
The main-round results were released Wednesday, parents must register with the school or enter the second round
Posted inSchools
ReNEW charter network relocating McNair students, closing campus this summer
The charter network operates an early childhood center and a therapeutic day program at the Carrollton Avenue school.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Cantrell unrepentant over unannounced traffic camera changes
CAO Gilbert Montaño told council members that 41,000 tickets were issued for going 24 or 25 in school zones in first two months after threshold change.
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Big ‘green’ mistake: dumping sewage in wetlands carries hidden costs
Confusion at the heart of wastewater discharge experiment
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in Review: Parents anxiously await OneApp results
Class Dismissed: OneApp Parents anxiously await New Orleans’ enrollment lottery results from the time they submit applications in late February to mid-April, when the mysterious algorithm that controls every child’s school placement spits out answers. “It doesn’t allow for hopes to be brought about in a timely way,” parent Alex Lafargue said. His son attends […]
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 28: ‘Conversations that must be had’
Awaiting the results of the OneApp school selection process – we’ll explain why this is a somewhat anxious time for many parents. Also, an interview with author Nathaniel Rich on the politics of climate change.