And state officials offer little resistance to their plans.
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in Review: Harney charter board fires principal in meeting that may have violated Open Meetings Law
Plus city budget news, a new Behind The Lens and a columnist asks Mayor Cantrell to keep City Hall where it is.
Posted inBehind The Lens
A very special Behind The Lens Thanksgiving: ‘There is no resolution. There’s only an abatement of pain.’
From September, Karen Gadbois talks with Tom Wright about her S&WB billing problems. Plus an update recorded this week.
Posted inCriminal Justice
DA to use most of city budget bump for prosecutors, not diversion program
Cantrell budget proposal says the additional funds will be spent on pretrial diversion, but DA Cannizzaro says the money will be spent on prosecutor salaries.
Posted inSchools
Harney charter board fires principal in meeting that may have violated Open Meetings Law
Orleans school district superintendent is in the process of revoking Harney’s charter. The school will close this spring. Harney’s lawyer denies sunshine law violations at Friday meeting.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Letter to Mayor Cantrell: Don’t scrap City Hall; it’s a diamond in the rough
Moving to the Municipal Auditorium is a wretched idea.
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in Review: School closure decisions pack Orleans school board meeting
Public frustration boils over at meeting on school closures, but board policy stifles comment Thursday’s Orleans Parish School Board meeting devolved into shouting at times, as frustrated citizens struggled to conform to the district’s public comment policy following school closure and relocation announcements. Orleans schools Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr.’s biggest news included five school closure […]
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 7: ‘You’re out of order’
Marta Jewson on school closures. Michael Isaac Stein on how Cantrell’s budget plan will impact the public defenders office.
Posted inSchools
Public frustration boils over at meeting on school closures, but board policy stifles comment
Superintendent Henderson Lewis presented his closure recommendations as a report. Public comment was not allowed.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Arts Council urges City Council to increase funding for municipal arts grants
Mayor’s budget proposes keeping funding steady at $405,000. Arts Council wants it increased to $450,000.