The Port of New Orleans wants the city to change the official land use for two properties along the Intracoastal Canal so it can develop them. Environmental groups say the wetlands help prevent flooding and act as backup protection against storm surge. The port says they are practically worthless because they lie behind levees and a storm surge barrier.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
35 Days: My candidate for mayor lost — but New Orleans won big
Reflections on a history-making election
Posted inGovernment & Politics
See which neighborhoods LaToya Cantrell captured in her mayoral victory
Our election results map is accompanied by analysis and commentary. We tracked the mayoral and two City Council runoffs.
Posted inSchools
With vote to close Mahalia Jackson, school board continues to whittle away at traditional schools
After it closes next spring, just three traditional schools will remain in the city.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Orleans DA’s office is searching 150,000 case files to find fake subpoenas, arrest warrants for witnesses
For months, the DA has said it’s too hard to find fake subpoenas. Now he’s trying.
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Mahalia Jackson Elementary is one step away from closing at the end of the school year
A board committee voted to close the school and hand the building over to Dryades YMCA, which operates a nearby charter school.
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School board considers closing Mahalia Jackson school, offering building to Dryades YMCA
Dryades would move younger students at James M. Singleton Charter School to the site.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
How to squeeze payback politics out of city contracts for professional services
Tulane public interest lawyer would engage college presidents in selection process.
Posted inEnvironment
Research on ideal oyster habitat continues debate over possible damage from river diversions
The oyster and fishing industries have opposed the state’s plan to rebuild its coast by directing river water into eroding wetlands. New research could help oystermen adapt if the diversions make waters inhospitable to oysters. Oystermen say the research is solving the wrong problem.
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The Big Sleazy: Let’s make sure our next mayor doesn’t suit up for ‘pay-to-play’ contracting games
The bad old days could be right around the corner.