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.
Carnival works a bit of political magic.
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.
Starting this fall, New Orleans’ school board won’t actually run any schools in the city.
Harney hasn’t provided records and isn’t answering questions about its finances.
Development can be fine, but here's the question: Who benefits?
Numbers show some slow progress, but Louisiana still lags way behind the rest of the country enrolling and retaining African-American students.
The most sought-after public universities in the U.S. often don’t reflect their state populations, according to an analysis by The Hechinger Report. LSU has one of the largest gaps between black high-school graduates and freshmen. Five of the six states with the largest gaps are in the South.
Under a proposal circulated by the Alliance for Neighborhood Prosperity, “temporary” permits would allow a home to be rented half of the year. Residential areas of the Quarter could be Airbnbs. In exchange, the group proposes a limit of two Airbnbs per block, though existing rentals would be allowed to remain.
Tests for 165 students were voided at Singleton; an investigation is ongoing.
