Adjustments to red snapper limits are an intentional violation of the law.
Posted inCriminal Justice
DA’s office says it can’t be held responsible for sending fake subpoenas, jailing people for ignoring them
Cannizzaro’s lawyer argues a federal lawsuit should be tossed because no one’s civil rights were violated.
Posted inSchools
Busing dispute at Einstein schools is headed to court
The Orleans Parish School Board says Einstein has to bus its kids. Einstein says it’s enough to give them tokens to ride public transit.
Posted inSchools
New Orleans schools will wait longer for filters to screen lead from drinking water
The decision to seek filters that screen microbes has raised the cost and delayed installation.
Posted inEnvironment
New Orleans chefs are joining the fight to rebuild Louisiana’s coast
The plan to rebuild Louisiana’s wetlands centers on massive diversions that will fill bays with freshwater and mud. The fishing industry is worried those diversions will push their target species farther offshore. So environmental groups are working with chefs to expand the market for freshwater seafood.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Orleans Parish DA turns over first fake subpoena found in its files
A judge ordered the office to search cases that had been refused for prosecution. Next up: all cases closed in a 16-month period.
Posted inSchools
State ratings for New Orleans schools are on a three-year slide
School Performance Scores for about 65 percent of schools are down since 2014.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Crafting a transparent process for championing public art and monuments
Paper Monuments asks what you think should replace Confederate statues.
Posted inEnvironment
Port of New Orleans proposal ignites debate over wetlands inside the levees
The Port of New Orleans wants the city to change the official land use for two properties along the Intracoastal Canal so it can develop them. Environmental groups say the wetlands help prevent flooding and act as backup protection against storm surge. The port says they are practically worthless because they lie behind levees and a storm surge barrier.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
35 Days: My candidate for mayor lost — but New Orleans won big
Reflections on a history-making election