Trump to planet earth: Get ready to get flooded
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Judge dismisses wrongful termination lawsuit brought by former administrator at 911 center
Frith Malin was fired for accidentally emailing coworkers critical remarks about a deputy mayor to coworkers.
Posted inAudio, Environment, Government & Politics
Audio: Proposal to widen Industrial Canal revives distrust in Lower Ninth Ward
People have not forgotten the corps’ role in the city’s flooding after Hurricane Katrina.
Posted inSchools
Most schools are out for the summer, but drivers don’t know if they need to slow down
Some school lights flash for weeks after students are gone because the city puts them all on the same schedule.
Posted inLand Use
Four things we’ve learned by mapping Airbnb permits in New Orleans
The biggest one: Most short-term rental licenses are for entire homes or apartments.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Investigations
Louis Gibson and 300 other juvenile lifers could get parole hearings if lawmakers agree on a bill
Louis Gibson was convicted of murder for shooting a childhood friend, Latrone Davis. He’s served 24 years in prison. Legislators are working on legislation to grant parole hearings to people who were juveniles when they were sentenced to life in prison. The law could affect about 300 inmates.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Don’t be duped: The clamor to take down the monuments falls short of a truly radical movement
… Which is too bad, a distinguished professor argues.
Posted inSchools
Founding principal returns to Mahalia Jackson after a year away, but closure remains on the table
Parents said Lakeysha London’s departure hurt the school.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Good riddance to monuments, but they’re only scabs on a deeper wound
Healing that wound should be our Tricentennial vow.
Posted inInvestigations, Schools
School district took no action regarding Lusher board’s circumvention of public meetings law
Last year The Lens reported that board members of Lusher Charter School privately discussed how to respond to a union drive and set up private meetings. Both appeared to violate state law. The school district appears to have taken school officials at their word that they did nothing wrong.