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Entergy investigation is delayed for a second time

The new deadline for the investigation into the use of paid actors at City Council meetings is Nov. 2, nearly two months after the original deadline.
by Michael Isaac Stein October 18, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

New data show some colleges are definitively unaffordable for many

Even as net prices begin to fall at some schools, many families are priced out.
by Hechinger Report October 18, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Asbestos clean-up announced at another Orleans Parish school

Rosenwald was the second school to relocate this summer due to asbestos concerns.
by Marta Jewson October 17, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

S&WB billing system contractor didn’t know about problems until this summer, employees say

Utility officials didn't notify Cogsdale Corp. for more than a year after citywide billing complaints began, executives from the company told city council members.
by Michael Isaac Stein October 15, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Week in Review: ‘This is more of a poll than a study’

Economists cast doubt on the work of UNO's Hospitality Research Center. For the first time, OPSB denies industrial tax exemption. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal rules for The Lens in public records suit.
by Charles Maldonado October 13, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 2: ‘A city like New Orleans has an expiration date.’

Producer and host Tom Wright talks to a local climate scientist about global warming and what it means for Louisiana. Attorney Scott Sternberg discusses The Lens' fake subpoena public records suit.
by Tom Wright October 12, 2018 Updated December 14, 2019

In a first, Orleans School Board denies industrial tax exemption request

Bollinger Algiers wanted a tax break on a capital project.
by Marta Jewson October 12, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Starbucks in Faubourg Marigny? There goes the neighborhood …

Why New Orleanians get all het up over their hot coffee.
by C.W. Cannon October 12, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Alternative charter school is closing mid-year

The decision will leave the city without an alternative school for elementary and middle school students.
by Marta Jewson October 11, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Economists say there are reasons to doubt UNO short-term rental study

Economists who spoke to The Lens say a UNO economic impact study on short-term rentals appears to have been prepared to benefit the industry. When it comes to impact reports, that is not uncommon. UNO refused to provide the data behind the report or a larger report on tourism in New Orleans.
by Michael Isaac Stein October 11, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

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