Proposal would limit residential short-term rentals to owners with a homestead exemption and place caps on commercial short-term rentals.
Posted inSchools
Singleton charter violated special education law again, school district says
The Orleans Parish school district has issued Singleton three warnings this school year.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Cannizzaro appeals ruling allowing fake subpoena suit to go forward
Cannizzaro and a number of his prosecutors are facing a federal suit for allegedly violating people’s civil rights through their use of fake subpoenas and material witness warrants.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
BGR comes out against proposed city elderly services tax
The two-mill tax will generate about $6.6 million its first year, but the group says the city has not identified how that money will be spent. The proposal will be on the March 30 ballot in New Orleans.
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in review: An alternative to closure, four New Orleans schools implement improvement plans
Plus, a conservative argues against capital punishment. And a new episode of Behind The Lens.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 22: ‘There’s a civil war going on out there’
An emotional hearing last week on a proposed change to environmental cleanup regulations. The LDEQ has since withdrawn the revision pending further public outreach. Plus, four F-rated New Orleans schools implement improvement plans and a major update in the fake subpoena story.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
A young conservative makes the case for ending Louisiana’s death penalty
Opposition to capital punishment gains momentum on the right.
Posted inSchools
Four F-rated Orleans schools work on improvement plans
The Orleans Parish school district is working with the schools rather than closing them.
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in Review: Civil rights lawsuit over fake subpoenas, witness arrests allowed to go forward, judge rules
Civil rights lawsuit over fake subpoenas, witness arrests allowed to go forward, judge rules A federal lawsuit against Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro and several of his prosecutors — alleging that they violated people’s civil rights through the use of fake subpoenas and unlawfully obtained arrest warrants against witnesses and crime victims — will be allowed […]
Posted inOpinion
By what right does Take ‘Em Down NOLA get to tell Zulu what to do?
Threatening to pull the club’s parade permit is an all-too-familiar white supremacist tactic.