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Proposed legal judgment would void City Council votes on Entergy plant, but lawyers for the city say final vote should stand

The proposed judgment was submitted by the plaintiffs on Wednesday.
by Michael Stein and Charles Maldonado June 28, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Orleans schools superintendent calls for criminal investigation into Kennedy High School, announces citywide audit of high school student records

“Due to the careless and reckless actions of the adults you trusted at JFK, you should be celebrating your senior graduation this month, but instead, you have been forced to question the certainty of your future," Lewis said at Thursday's OPSB meeting.
by Marta Jewson June 27, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Einstein charter network failed to give students required state social studies exam

No other schools in the state failed to "administer an entire assessment to an entire grade," a state education official said. The exams will be counted as zeroes in Einstein’s state performance score.
by Marta Jewson June 27, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Louisiana’s four other potential abortion restrictions that were eclipsed by the ‘six-week ban’

All four abortion restrictions were signed by the Governor, and could have a near-immediate impact on abortion access in Louisiana.
by Michael Isaac Stein June 27, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Freshwater diversions are killing the ‘canary in the coal mine’

Bottlenose dolphin are dying; oysters, crab and shrimp could be next.
by Capt. George Ricks June 27, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

City revokes STR permit for house that neighbor rented to prove it was operating illegally

Owner is fined $2,500 and ordered to provide proof of booking cancellations.
by Michael Isaac Stein June 26, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Cohen High prepares for move to Harney, now ‘swing-space’

Cohen will occupy the Central City campus for two to three years while a new high school is constructed at its current site.
by Marta Jewson June 24, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Week in Review: 87 Kennedy High School seniors found to be ineligible to graduate — a month after graduation

Plus, a woman takes drastic steps to stop an allegedly illegal short-term rental in her neighborhood. A mysterious surveillance camera in Lakeview. And a new episode of Behind The Lens.
by Charles Maldonado June 22, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 37: ‘Once fresh water gets in’

Marta Jewson on lead filters in New Orleans schools. Michael Isaac Stein on Entergy regulation. And host and producer Jessica Rosgaard interviews Waveland Mayor Mike Smith about the Bonnet Carre Spillway and its impact on the coast.
by Jessica Rosgaard June 21, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Review finds that nearly half of Kennedy High School’s 2019 seniors were not eligible for graduation

Most of the students had been allowed to walk at graduation. 24 will have to return to complete high school in the fall, board president says.
by Charles Maldonado June 21, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

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