Until now, the selection process has taken place in private, which appears to violate the state Open Meetings Law.
Posted inEvents
We’re celebrating 7 years! Join us for our anniversary party
Thanks to the support of our readers and members, The Lens will celebrate its seventh anniversary on Thursday, March 23. Join us as we toast our future of reporting the facts. EVENT DETAILS Date: Thursday, March 23 Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Location: The Lens World Headquarters, 4344 Earhart Blvd. Parking: Limited parking available in front of and behind our […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Ordered to turn himself in for deportation, day laborer remains free after last-minute appeal
Jose Luis Gomez Castor’s lawyers say he was arrested because he’s Latino, not because he committed a crime.
Posted inLand Use, Schools
Two options for Gentilly Terrace building: French-immersion school or program for students with behavioral problems
The neighborhood association is pushing for Audubon Charter School, which wants to open a second location.
Posted inInvestigations, Schools
School district employees’ involvement in charter application raises questions of conflict of interest
The employee who supervised the last five traditional public schools in the city just quit her job to become CEO of ExCEED, a group that wants to turn them into charters. Four of the people who used to work for her, and still work for the district, are named in its application.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Eureka! Artist behind rediscovered Black Panther mural is identified
Twists and turns lead to insights about a cultural find.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Post-election hate hits New Orleans, with a bomb threat at the JCC
Watching and waiting is not an option, columnist argues.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Schools
Lake Forest charter school board member resigned after $120,000 deal with school
Donald Pate, who was on the the board for Lake Forest charter school, said he wanted to help out the school by selling dirt for a construction project. That would violate state ethics law. Although he said his company got $120,000, the state Ethics Board cleared him.
Posted inEnvironment
To rebuild the coast, Louisiana must show its river diversions won’t kill native dolphins
They can’t survive if the water isn’t salty enough, and they won’t leave their home in Barataria Bay.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Props to NOPD for upgrading its response to domestic violence
No more brushing incidents aside as merely personal.