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Fourth Circuit rules Orleans DA must produce fake subpoenas

Appeals court affirms 2017 ruling in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. Cannizzaro's office has partially complied with that ruling.
by Marta Jewson October 10, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

911 tape: Teacher claims principal blocked her in school when she tried to quit

Police say they found no evidence of a crime, and no charges were filed. The teacher repeated the allegations in a resignation email several days after the incident.
by Marta Jewson October 10, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

For the first time, Orleans Parish School Board may deny industrial tax exemption request

Under an executive order, local taxing authorities like school boards can vote to keep their portion of taxes.
by Marta Jewson October 9, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Register to vote like your own future depends on it — because it does!

People gave their lives for the privilege many of us squander. Don't let low-turnout warnings become a self-fulfilling prediction!
by Lynda Woolard October 8, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Week in Review: City Planning Commission votes for tighter restrictions on short-term rentals

by Marta Jewson October 6, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Behind The Lens, a new weekly podcast

A new podcast from The Lens, produced by Tom Wright. Episode 1 features interviews with reporters Marta Jewson and Michael Stein.
by Tom Wright October 5, 2018 Updated December 14, 2019

Planning Commission votes for tighter restrictions on short-term rentals

Commissioners voted in favor of recommendations requiring residency for licenses in residential neighborhoods, limit licenses in commercial zones. The proposal now goes to the City Council.
by Michael Isaac Stein October 3, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Harney charter employees ‘made whole’ after late retirement contributions, board chair says

The school district cited the school for late payments over three months in 2017, but it missed other payments too. Repayments for lost earnings total less than $600.
by Marta Jewson October 3, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Restaurants join fight against plastics pollution—but where’s the government support?

New Orleans is missing a chance to market itself as a food mecca committed to sustainability.
by Kevin Fitzwilliam October 3, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

The Lens’ Week in Review: $15 an hour at OPSB cafeterias, but not most charter schools

An astroturfing company finds itself between feuding billionaires. And we finally learn what mayor LaToya Cantrell knew about the city's 911 director before she abruptly called for his firing last month.
by Charles Maldonado September 29, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

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