Power plant opponents spar with city council over being kept out of public meetings on power plant
A judge will rule on whether the council violated the Open Meetings Law.
Update on ‘Brady’s room’: Orleans Parish school district and charter school working on arrangements for high-needs student
Brady LaFleur may go to school on McDonogh 35’s campus as a Morris Jeff Community School student.
Join us July 25 to learn how to find public records related to criminal justice
We will focus on criminal justice, from 911 call to court files.
Orleans Parish school district confirms Harney charter school held on to employees’ retirement contributions
The school board plans to hire an auditing firm to investigate finances at Harney and other schools.
If you exercise your right to view government records, should you get sued? This woman was.
A volunteer reporter was sued for asking the city of Tallulah for records of its spending.
State audit says DeSoto DA pulled money from other agencies through ‘traffic diversion’ programs
The audit confirms The Lens' findings about the effect of the programs, which allow DAs to keep fines in exchange for dropping traffic tickets.
Week in Review: Entergy’s $1.3 million power plant campaign; more fake subpoenas; climate change and New Orleans
Audio: As the city addresses flooding, residents take matters into their own hands
Audio: Coastal erosion threatens the levees that protect the city
Experts say New Orleans officials need to need to come to terms with what it means to be a coastal city.
