Each of those stories has made a difference in New Orleans.
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in Review: Public records and meeting access; charter school nepotism
Lens attorney Scott Sternberg explains a case in which a woman was sued for asking government officials for public records.
Posted inSchools
Ethics board rules Friends of King CEO Doris Hicks must lose her job for employing relatives
Doris Roché-Hicks employed her sister and son-in-law, and she signed checks to her daughter under a consulting contract.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Will Episcopalians betray their values and sell Canal Street church to homophobes?
The Baton Rouge church is allied with what the SPLC identifies as a ‘hate group.’
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Power plant opponents spar with city council over being kept out of public meetings on power plant
A judge will rule on whether the council violated the Open Meetings Law.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Update on ‘Brady’s room’: Orleans Parish school district and charter school working on arrangements for high-needs student
Brady LaFleur may go to school on McDonogh 35’s campus as a Morris Jeff Community School student.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Events
Join us July 25 to learn how to find public records related to criminal justice
We will focus on criminal justice, from 911 call to court files.
Posted inSchools
Orleans Parish school district confirms Harney charter school held on to employees’ retirement contributions
The school board plans to hire an auditing firm to investigate finances at Harney and other schools.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
If you exercise your right to view government records, should you get sued? This woman was.
A volunteer reporter was sued for asking the city of Tallulah for records of its spending.
Posted inCriminal Justice
State audit says DeSoto DA pulled money from other agencies through ‘traffic diversion’ programs
The audit confirms The Lens’ findings about the effect of the programs, which allow DAs to keep fines in exchange for dropping traffic tickets.