A major vote on short-term rentals at the City Council. Asbestos in New Orleans schools. And an interview with Brian Knighten of the Broad Theater about flooding and drainage in the city.
Final vote on proposals should come within 90 days. The City Council has yet to address caps on commercial licenses, affordability measures or improved enforcement.
Advocates of four-day school weeks say the schedule can save money and attract teachers. Critics worry about an extra day of childcare for working parents.
Multiple bills are way down in New Orleans. But they still offer prosecutors leverage as a threat. Court Watch volunteers saw prosecutors reference the habitual offender law in 16 percent of plea-deal cases in 2017, 13 percent in 2018.
At least 59 people were jailed for contempt in 2018 based on questionable drug tests, watchdog group says.
The order came down 15 minutes before graduation was set to begin, according to a civil rights attorney who represented six students.
Marta Jewson on the resignation of a charter school network's CEO. Michael Isaac Stein on the latest recommended fines against Entergy New Orleans. And some highlights from The Lens' most recent public records workshop.
Stunning indifference to community resistance
