The superintendent says the school is not shutting down. The school district says the new school must keep the McDonogh 35 name.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Calcasieu Parish DA shares revenue from diverted traffic tickets with public defender
Public defenders complained that they couldn’t pay the bills because DAs were offering drivers a deal: Write us a check and we’ll drop the charge.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Firefighter promotion case could lead to rollbacks in civil service overhaul, employee groups say
The Great Place to Work Initiative was one of Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s signature accomplishments.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Opponents say Entergy’s proposed power plant is an old-fashioned solution in search of a problem
Entergy says a new plant can handle periods of unusually high demand, and it will protect against a catastrophic situation in which the city can’t get power. Energy experts and opponents say the company’s argument doesn’t hold up, and it has an incentive to build new facilities rather than improve transmission reliability.
Posted inAudio, Environment
Audio: WWNO and The Lens discuss state’s ideas to reshape coastal communities at risk of flooding
The state’s LA SAFE planning process is looking at ways to help communities adapt as the land around them sinks and the Gulf of Mexico rises.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Singleton Charter School gets official warning for standardized test cheating, other irregularities
The Y has changed its tune after denying the problem last fall.
Posted inEnvironment
Voluntary relocation, construction limits among the options to deal with rising water along Louisiana coast
After a yearlong planning process, state officials are working on a report that will recommend ways for six coastal parishes to deal with rising water and sinking land. The report could shape coastal communities for decades to come. Some of the ideas are controversial, such as limits on residential construction and higher taxes in areas of extreme flooding.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Hot throw solves burning question! What to do with Gen. Lee’s remains?
Carnival works a bit of political magic.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
‘This Airbnb displaced 5 people’: Here’s the story behind that photo that spread on Facebook
It’s difficult to know how many New Orleans residents have been displaced because their landlords wanted to turn their rental properties into Airbnbs. But stories aren’t hard to come by. Here are three.
Posted inSchools
Orleans Parish school district plans to shut down McDonogh 35 and start over with a new, privately operated school with the same name
Starting this fall, New Orleans’ school board won’t actually run any schools in the city.