The principal thinks the board may be intending to use a defamation claim from Juan LaFonta as a false pretext for firing.
Two councilmembers indicated that they are open to revoting on Entergy’s proposal for a new power plant in eastern New Orleans.
Shawanda Holmes' son had lead levels four times above national standards. She later found out a state program had already identified hazards at her house, but it appears the state never followed up.
For more than a century, New Orleans Christians and Jews have reached across the divide.
"If Hawthorn can get more people I will pay," Charles Rice wrote in October 2017, weeks before a utility committee meeting.
Some wonder whether the information will end up in the hands of the police.
Columnist Peter Horjus on Amendment 6, a proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot. Marta Jewson talks about asbestos in New Orleans schools. And Michael Isaac Stein has the latest on a new anti-violence initiative.
Phased-in revaluations would still allow huge jumps in tax assessments.