Charters have different starting dates, but the city picks one day to turn on all the lights.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use, Opinion
Time to recognize the basic flaw in our whole approach to flood prevention
How many wake-up calls do we need before we go Dutch?
Posted inSchools
Principals file paperwork to convert Ben Franklin, Bethune elementary schools to charters
New Orleans could again be on its way to becoming the first city in the country with only charter schools.
Posted inEnvironment
Flooding is expected to get worse in St. Tammany Parish. How can communities adapt?
With the help of a $40 million federal grant, residents of six parishes in southeastern Louisiana have been talking about how their communities could be redesigned to deal with increased flooding. The plans are meant to complement the state’s expectations that thousands of homes will have be elevated, and some bought out, in the coming decades.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Orleans, Jefferson DAs face ethics complaints for prosecutors’ use of fake subpoenas
The Southern Poverty Law Center filed the complaint today with the state agency that disciplines attorneys.
Posted inSchools
Woman convicted in school board bribery scheme is now director of outreach at Collegiate Academies
Federal prosecutors said bribes for Stacy Martin’s mother, then a school board member, went into her daughter’s account.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
A drug epidemic like no other — as politicians try to strip us of resources to fight back
Historically unprecedented: Drug deaths now exceed homicides in New Orleans.
Posted inLand Use, Schools
What’s left of Booker T. Washington High School has been taken off National Register of Historic Places
Most of the school was demolished, and the remaining auditorium is not significant enough on its own.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Investigations
Louisiana DAs offer motorists a deal: Write us a check and we’ll dismiss your speeding ticket
Some people who get speeding tickets are given the option to write a check to the local district attorney’s office, which keeps the ticket out of court and off their driving record. The money stays with the DA. Public defenders, which rely on revenue from traffic tickets in court, say these diversion programs have hurt their budgets.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Memo to would-be mayors: To fight crime and violence, think jobs, jobs, jobs
Town hall meeting Tuesday to brainstorm economic equity