Under an executive order, local taxing authorities like school boards can vote to keep their portion of taxes.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Register to vote like your own future depends on it — because it does!
People gave their lives for the privilege many of us squander. Don’t let low-turnout warnings become a self-fulfilling prediction!
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in Review: City Planning Commission votes for tighter restrictions on short-term rentals
Planning Commission votes for tighter restrictions on short-term rentals After more than three hours of public comment, the New Orleans City Planning Commission on Wednesday voted to recommend tight restrictions on short-term rentals proposed by its staff in a report last month. The proposal now goes to the City Council for its consideration. The proposed changes […]
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens, a new weekly podcast
A new podcast from The Lens, produced by Tom Wright. Episode 1 features interviews with reporters Marta Jewson and Michael Stein.
Posted inLand Use
Planning Commission votes for tighter restrictions on short-term rentals
Commissioners voted in favor of recommendations requiring residency for licenses in residential neighborhoods, limit licenses in commercial zones. The proposal now goes to the City Council.
Posted inSchools
Harney charter employees ‘made whole’ after late retirement contributions, board chair says
The school district cited the school for late payments over three months in 2017, but it missed other payments too. Repayments for lost earnings total less than $600.
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Restaurants join fight against plastics pollution—but where’s the government support?
New Orleans is missing a chance to market itself as a food mecca committed to sustainability.
Posted inInside the News Room
The Lens’ Week in Review: $15 an hour at OPSB cafeterias, but not most charter schools
An astroturfing company finds itself between feuding billionaires. And we finally learn what mayor LaToya Cantrell knew about the city’s 911 director before she abruptly called for his firing last month.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Cantrell was given damning file on 911 director prior to firing
Emails, memos accuse the former 911 executive director of racism, sexism and general mismanagement. The complaints go back to the Landrieu administration.
Posted inEnvironment, Government & Politics, Opinion
From the folks who brought you Brett Kavanaugh: a fight to block wildlife protection in Tammany
Federalist Society seeks top court support for gutting enviro regs.