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New Beginnings board unable to give Kennedy High School parents update on graduation review

As students prepare for college, the class of 2019 remains in limbo. Board president can’t commit to a timeline for completion, but he says parents should know more soon.
by Charles Maldonado June 8, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Week in Review: Emails show Kennedy HS administrators scrambled to confirm graduates’ eligibility

Plus progress, but little information, on a city program to ID 'high-risk' residents. 911, 311 merger 'improper,' state AG says. And a new episode of Behind The Lens.
by Marta Jewson June 8, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 35: ‘I know this isn’t welcome news. I wish it were different.’

High school administrators scramble to figure out who's eligible to graduate, even after the ceremony is over. The Orleans school district wants to put a school athletic field on a former toxic dump site. And what's going on with the Gun Violence Reduction Task Force?
by Jessica Rosgaard June 7, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Juvenile defendants transferred to adult jail as advocates balk at Cantrell’s new approach

Over the past month, The Mayor, District Attorney, and Juvenile Court Judges have all introduced and advocated for policies that child advocates fear will increase detention for New Orleans juveniles.
by Michael Isaac Stein June 6, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

AG opinion: 911 and 311 merger, in effect for months, is ‘improper,’ doesn’t follow state law

The merger took effect months ago. The city's 911 center director says there is no conflict between the opinion and the arrangement with the city.
by Charles Maldonado June 5, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Emails: Kennedy High School administrators scrambled to confirm graduates’ eligibility, even after graduation day

Kennedy seniors are still waiting for their diplomas amid a grade-inflation investigation being conducted by the network, Orleans Parish School Board and a state review.
by Marta Jewson June 4, 2019 Updated August 23, 2022

A year later, progress continues on Cantrell program to ID ‘high-risk’ residents, but few details available

Civil rights activists say they’re concerned over lack of transparency and a potential return to ‘predictive policing’ methods.
by Michael Isaac Stein June 3, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Will Louisiana’s rural electricity co-ops help an ‘oil state’ break free of fossil fuels?

The rural South may be 'red' but it's going solar
by Kevin Fitzwilliam June 3, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Week in Review: State looking into Kennedy High practices in midst of grade fixing investigation

Plus, a state environmental review of a former dump site being eyed as a school athletic field. And a new episode of Behind The Lens.
by Charles Maldonado June 1, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 34: ‘That water would have to go somewhere’

Marta Jewson gives us an update on Kennedy High School. And Jessica Rosgaard talks to the Army Corps of Engineers about the Morganza Spillway.
by Jessica Rosgaard May 31, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

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