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.
Posted inSchools
Charter school head, ordered removed from her job for nepotism violation, gets temporary reprieve
Doris Roché-Hicks has led Friends of King Schools for more than a decade.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Company at center of Entergy paid actor scandal is implicated in alleged extortion scheme in new federal lawsuit
The case involves a dispute between two European billionaires. According to the suit, Crowds on Demand repeatedly defamed Zdenek Bakala as part of a conspiracy to extort millions of dollars from him.
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Orleans school district raises cafeteria workers’ minimum wage to $15/hour, but it won’t apply to most schools
Charter schools aren’t required to follow district policies.
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in Review: An anti-litter initiative that includes crime cameras
Cantrell’s CleanUp NOLA plan will expand city’s surveillance network A new initiative from Mayor LaToya Cantrell aimed at reducing litter and illegal dumping includes a surprising component: crime cameras. In a press release, the Mayor’s Office said that the CleanUpNOLA Initiativewill unite various city departments “behind a single goal for a cleaner, healthier, more welcoming city.” […]