CIty denied a public records request from the defense attorney last summer, claiming it would reveal sensitive information related to terrorism prevention. But civil rights groups representing her say the cameras are, in fact, normally used for routine law enforcement and criminal prosecution.
Posted inSchools
School district cites “exceptional circumstance” at Harney fund transfer
The full board will consider the $754,236 request on Thursday.
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in Review: Council committee takes no action on Entergy sanctions resolution, moving it to full council
The council scrapped its plan to revote on the plant earlier this week.
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Fighting Formosa in solidarity with Rise St. James
On a sunny, cold Tuesday afternoon, 20 or so of us pile into a school bus bound for Vacherie. (Why don’t school buses have seat belts?) Most of us are members of Justice and Beyond, a black-led New Orleans coalition of justice-seeking organizations. Co-founder Pat Bryant is aboard as are co-moderators Sylvia McKenzie and the […]
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Behind The Lens episode 19: ‘We no longer can suffer another no-call’
Michael Isaac Stein covers the City Council hearing on Entergy’s $5 million fine. Tom Wright updates the Mosaic wastewater crisis. Audubon’s Kara Lankford promotes a new vision for Gulf restoration.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City Council directed Entergy to pursue power plant in 2015, months before company’s application for Michoud site
In an ongoing lawsuit, plant opponents say a 2015 council resolution shows that the approval of a new plant may have been predetermined. But City Council utility advisers say opponents are misinterpreting the resolution.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council committee takes no action on Entergy sanctions resolution, moving it to full council
Councilman Jay Banks was criticized at the meeting after it was revealed that he recently worked for one of the council’s utility advisers, a fact that does not appear in Banks’ financial disclosures.
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New Orleans schools again push back deadline to finish lead filter installation
The district has installed filters in 30 schools, fewer than half of the city’s public schools. That’s three sites shy of its December goal.
Posted inEnvironment
Mosaic says it can keep wastewater on site in case of breach
Representatives of Mosaic Fertilizer say they are confident about their ability to prevent a potential breach of its gypsum-walled reservoir in St. James Parish. Even so, Mosaic is taking steps to secure the reservoir to ensure that any potential leak of acidic wastewater does not escape from their property
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‘Trashforming’ Carnival from a mountain of waste into a recycling bonanza
Innovative krewe rolls Saturday night.