Wide awake to injustice before anyone was ‘woke.’
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Investigations
How Entergy spent $1.3 million to polish its reputation, script support and monitor opposition to its new power plant
We know about the scheme to pay people to show up at meetings to support a new natural gas plant in New Orleans. But that was just a fraction of more than a million dollars the utility spent to burnish Entergy’s reputation, script support and monitor opponents.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Investigations
Councilwoman Nguyen’s nonprofit, two advisers to Cantrell worked on Entergy’s campaign for new power plant
Cantrell’s spokesman said she knew about the relationship, but “on this and on every other issue — Mayor Cantrell thinks for herself.”
Posted inLand Use
Live coverage: City Planning Commission to hear from public on short-term rentals
We’ll be there at 3 p.m. Tuesday, and you can follow along live or catch up later on the play-by-play.
Posted inAudio, Environment, Land Use
Audio: When it comes to stormwater management, New Orleans’ road projects are behind the times
A FEMA-funded program to repair roads is meant to put things back the way they were, not make them better.
Posted inCriminal Justice
New Orleans district attorney unearths 249 ‘DA subpoenas’ issued over three years
This is the first indication of how often prosecutors used the bogus documents.
Posted inAudio, Environment
Audio: How prepared is New Orleans for stronger storms and extreme temperatures?
Check back every day this week for a new story in the series, “New Orleans: Ready or Not?”
Posted inInside the News Room
The Lens’ Week in Review: Charter boards must add parents and a look at The Lens’ June
New Orleans charter schools add parents to boards to increase parent involvement New Orleans charter schools are adding a parent or alumni to their boards to comply with an Orleans Parish school district policy that recently became law. One local charter banned having parents on its governing board in 2016, after a few turbulent years […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Staring down Big Brother: Citizen group asks public to help map cameras
Communities of color feel singled out for surveillance.
Posted inSchools
New Orleans charter schools add parents to boards to increase parent involvement
Some charter leaders question whether the requirement is an intrusion on their autonomy.