Seventh and 8th grade students who are expelled from one school will now attend a different elementary school.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council votes for potential $5 million fine on Entergy, some councilmembers open to revoting on power plant
Two councilmembers indicated that they are open to revoting on Entergy’s proposal for a new power plant in eastern New Orleans.
Posted inEnvironment
Central City lead poisoning case shows possible weaknesses in state prevention program
Shawanda Holmes’ son had lead levels four times above national standards. She later found out a state program had already identified hazards at her house, but it appears the state never followed up.
Posted inOpinion
Coming Together after Pittsburgh: Our faiths have watered the same ‘Tree of Life’
For more than a century, New Orleans Christians and Jews have reached across the divide.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Orleans DA wants State Supreme Court to review appeals court’s order to produce fake subpoenas
The state’s highest court decides whether or not to review the appeals court decision.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Entergy investigators: Company knew or should have known about paid actors at council meetings
“If Hawthorn can get more people I will pay,” Charles Rice wrote in October 2017, weeks before a utility committee meeting.
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in Review: Mayor works on tool to identify ‘high-risk’ residents
Some wonder whether the information will end up in the hands of the police.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 4: ‘This buys you some time to move away’
Columnist Peter Horjus on Amendment 6, a proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot. Marta Jewson talks about asbestos in New Orleans schools. And Michael Isaac Stein has the latest on a new anti-violence initiative.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Proposition 6 is deeply flawed: Hold your nose and vote for it anyway
Phased-in revaluations would still allow huge jumps in tax assessments.
Posted inSchools
Facing closure, two F-rated Algiers charter schools move in together
The move comes after the school district halted enrollment at William J. Fischer Academy and McDonogh 32 Charter School. The schools aren’t expected to make the C letter grade required for charter renewal.