Four F-rated Orleans schools work on improvement plans
The Orleans Parish school district is working with the schools rather than closing them.
Week in Review: Civil rights lawsuit over fake subpoenas, witness arrests allowed to go forward, judge rules
By what right does Take ‘Em Down NOLA get to tell Zulu what to do?
Threatening to pull the club's parade permit is an all-too-familiar white supremacist tactic.
Behind The Lens episode 21: ‘Commence operations’
Audio from the opening of the Bonnet Carre spillway. A proposed chemical plant gets pushback from St. James Parish residents. And New Orleans charter school leaders are trying to align their calendars.
‘Who’s going to be smarter on crime?’ A look ahead at the 2020 DA’s race
Civil rights lawsuit over fake subpoenas, witness arrests allowed to go forward, judge rules
Judge denies much of Cannizzaro's motion to dismiss the suit, which alleges systematic civil rights violations.
Student brings unloaded gun to Baby Ben, prompts brief lockdown, officials say
The lockdown was lifted and police are investigating.
St. James residents slam Wanhua chemical plant plans in Convent
A representative of the Chinese-based chemical giant assured parish planning commissioners Monday that its planned isocyanate plant in Convent would provide hundreds of new direct and indirect jobs and would be managed safely. But some members of the public offering were not having it.
New Orleans charter leaders work to align school calendars
Participation is voluntary, but some New Orleans charter school leaders say they want to coordinate days off when possible to ease the burden on parents with children in multiple schools.
Week in Review: How and when does the Orleans school district decide to close schools? How should it?
Plus, following this week's decision to OK a controversial power plant, a look at the relationships — business and political — between some City Council members and Entergy. And more on the Mosaic Fertilizer wastewater situation in St. James Parish.
