Harney charter school withheld employees retirement funds for months
A similar case in Maryland resulted in a federal theft conviction.
Southern Poverty Law Center files complaint on traffic diversion
The activist group filed a formal complaint on Monday spurred by The Lens' investigation into traffic diversion programs.
Week in Review: Documents provide new insight on Entergy’s astroturfing campaign
Memo from Florida to Steve Scalise: Keep the rigs—and pollution—on your side of the Gulf
Remembering tar balls, oil slicks and the summer that wasn't.
No public discussion or vote as Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy picks new leader
Five-candidate list of contenders also kept from public review.
Charting a path forward for The Lens, New Orleans’ nonprofit source of investigative journalism
Documents detail price, logistics behind the campaign to pay actors to support New Orleans power plant
A public-relations firm billed Entergy New Orleans about $55,000 to bring supporters of a new power plant to two public meetings. Some of those people were actors. Documents turned over to the city council raise questions about Entergy's claim that it didn't know supporters would be paid.
Airbnb stops helping its users obtain licenses after New Orleans City Council puts the brakes on short-term rentals
The company says the council’s decision is “incompatible” with its system to help register users.
Week in Review: Affordable housing to $500 per night Airbnb; fake subpoenas in Jefferson Parish
Nearly a month late, Cannizzaro still hasn’t provided fake subpoena info to council
In a November letter, DA said file review could take “as long as six months.” Spokesman says that was an estimate, not a deadline.
