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The Lens settles public-records lawsuit over city of New Orleans’ purchasing database

The Lens will get a database it has sought for more than two years.
by Steve Myers November 7, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Compare 2017 school performance scores for New Orleans schools

Schools run by the Orleans Parish School Board and the Recovery School District received a C this year.
by Marta Jewson November 7, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

State warns International High School for making it hard for students to enroll

This is the second time in two years the school has been cited for enrollment violations.
by Marta Jewson November 2, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Agreed: We need to begin ‘living with water’ — but how to pay for it?

There's no relying on pumps alone.
by Miriam Belblidia and Colleen Butler October 31, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

How Airbnb is pushing locals out of New Orleans’ coolest neighborhoods

The sharing economy was supposed to benefit residents. Instead, our investigation shows it’s accelerating gentrification, making neighborhoods richer and whiter. In this collaboration with HuffPost, we take you to a block in Treme where 10 of the 16 homes are vacation rentals.
by Emily Peck and Charles Maldonado October 30, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Let’s put a truly great New Orleanian on the pedestal at Lee Circle

Domino is New Orleans' most important musician since Louis Armstrong.
by Nathan Robinson October 27, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

School drinking water will be tested for lead — after filters are installed to remove it

If the filters are installed properly, the tests should not detect any lead. School leaders decided not to test the water before installing filters.
by Marta Jewson October 27, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Orleans Parish School Board plans to spend $800,000 on filters to remove lead from water

School officials planned to test water, but they changed course after the water board raised questions.
by Marta Jewson October 26, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

KIPP Leadership employee falsified records to admit children too young for kindergarten

The children can stay, but the state won’t pay for their education this year.
by Marta Jewson October 25, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

HuffPost’s Listen to America tour rolls into New Orleans this weekend

The Lens is pleased to be one of HuffPost’s partners. Join us at three events around town.
by Anne Mueller October 24, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

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