The Y has changed its tune after denying the problem last fall.
Posted inEnvironment
Voluntary relocation, construction limits among the options to deal with rising water along Louisiana coast
After a yearlong planning process, state officials are working on a report that will recommend ways for six coastal parishes to deal with rising water and sinking land. The report could shape coastal communities for decades to come. Some of the ideas are controversial, such as limits on residential construction and higher taxes in areas of extreme flooding.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Hot throw solves burning question! What to do with Gen. Lee’s remains?
Carnival works a bit of political magic.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
‘This Airbnb displaced 5 people’: Here’s the story behind that photo that spread on Facebook
It’s difficult to know how many New Orleans residents have been displaced because their landlords wanted to turn their rental properties into Airbnbs. But stories aren’t hard to come by. Here are three.
Posted inSchools
Orleans Parish school district plans to shut down McDonogh 35 and start over with a new, privately operated school with the same name
Starting this fall, New Orleans’ school board won’t actually run any schools in the city.
Posted inSchools
As charter employee faces ethics charges, school drags feet on records requests
Harney hasn’t provided records and isn’t answering questions about its finances.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Is an upscale hotel in Bywater better than another Airbnb? You be the judge
Development can be fine, but here’s the question: Who benefits?
Posted inSchools
As Louisiana lags in African-American college enrollment, schools try to recruit the underserved
Numbers show some slow progress, but Louisiana still lags way behind the rest of the country enrolling and retaining African-American students.
Posted inSchools
LSU among the many flagship universities that leave black and Latino students behind
The most sought-after public universities in the U.S. often don’t reflect their state populations, according to an analysis by The Hechinger Report. LSU has one of the largest gaps between black high-school graduates and freshmen. Five of the six states with the largest gaps are in the South.
Posted inLand Use
Group proposes expanding short-term rentals in New Orleans, but the city council isn’t biting
Under a proposal circulated by the Alliance for Neighborhood Prosperity, “temporary” permits would allow a home to be rented half of the year. Residential areas of the Quarter could be Airbnbs. In exchange, the group proposes a limit of two Airbnbs per block, though existing rentals would be allowed to remain.