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.
Posted inInside the News Room
The Lens’ Week In Review: Special education, lead testing and fake subpoenas
That’s another seven days behind us.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Health
Children in New Orleans may have had false lead test results
Nationwide, millions of lead tests kits were recalled since last year due to the risk of falsely low results. Children’s Hospital of New Orleans used the faulty kits, possibly affecting hundreds of kids. The problem affects children whose tests showed a low or slightly elevated level.
Posted inOpinion
Give peace a chance! Media negativity, impractical schooling feed Black violence
A local rap artist wonders if standing for peace is what got him shot.
Posted inSchools
Orleans school district requests more financial records from Harney charter school
The Central City charter school withheld employees’ retirement contributions for months.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Councilman pushes New Orleans DA to release delayed fake subpoena info
Williams: “We are now beyond the timeline you provided for disclosure.”