New City Council already caving in to tacky fast-food plan for Magazine Street
Allowing the fast-food outlet would open the door to more of same.
Jefferson Parish DA’s repeated use of fake subpoenas included one issued to an 11-year-old
The Jefferson Parish DA's turned over 92 "DA subpoenas" in response to a public records request from The Lens. The documents date from 2016 and 2017, before DA Paul Connick ended the practice.
District could have acted earlier as Cypress Academy neared collapse
How a house built with public funds for affordable housing became a $500-a-night Airbnb
The house was moved from the site of the VA hospital, torn down at its new location and then replaced.
Week in Review: Super Bowl 2024; Are “super-natives” loving the city to death?
Reporter Charles Maldonado received an award for his investigation into fake subpoenas.
Anxiety and authenticity: Are ‘super-natives’ loving New Orleans to death?
One irony: STRs are gutting the neighborhoods tourists want to stay in.
School board, city in talks about diverted property taxes
City may have improperly used millions in special taxes to satisfy state pension obligations.
Responding to parents, Orleans Parish school district agrees to run Cypress Academy for two years
If the school closes after the 2019-20 school year, students would get priority in the citywide enrollment lottery.
City of New Orleans promises $800,000 in local tax rebates to host 2024 Super Bowl
It has also pledged police protection and zones where only NFL-sanctioned commercial activity will be allowed.
Personalized learning: The little-noticed educational experiment in New Orleans schools
Personalized learning is transforming schools in the Crescent City, but what does that mean for students? Some educators support the philosophy but worry it’s causing kids to spend too much time learning alone in front of a screen.
