The mystery musician gets his due — almost
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Week in Review: Bywater affordable housing development takes a big step forward
Bywater affordable housing development takes a big step forward On Thursday, the New Orleans City Council approved a zoning change that would allow the Housing Authority of New Orleans to move forward with a housing development in Bywater that would provide 82 affordable housing units. The proposed four-story building would take up an entire city […]
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Behind The Lens episode 33: ‘Sort of an elusive character’
Marta Jewson on the four-day week at Friends of King Schools. Michael Isaac Stein on an affordable housing development in Bywater. And Lens co-founder Karen Gadbois on Ken Charity, who faces federal charges related to the collapse of First NBC Bank.
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As results of grade-fixing probe loom, five Kennedy High School administrators are ‘no longer employees,’ board president says
Charter network’s board will hear results of independent investigation into alleged grade inflation next week.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Bywater affordable housing development takes a big step forward
A last-minute compromise saves the Bywater affordable housing project and gives the City Council more control.
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Orleans School Board moving ahead with McDonogh 7 land swap for former dumpsite
The district wants to build athletic fields atop the former dump that was more recently home to public housing, but a neighborhood group has filed a lawsuit against the district.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Massive Bywater public housing proposal would be a big step backwards
Density and scale at odds with surrounding neighborhood
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Small charter groups seek shared bus company in hopes of saving money
Small charter groups lack the buying power of large school districts.
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Prof disputes column that declared dumping sewage in wetlands a big ‘green’ mistake
Monitoring and research backs use of effluent to revive wetlands
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Week in Review: Watchdog group says Orleans court drug-testing methods could lead to false positives
Plus, an update on the habitual offender law, the next steps on short-term rentals and a new episode of our weekly podcast, Behind The Lens.