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.
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.
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.
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.
Good riddance to monuments, but they’re only scabs on a deeper wound
Healing that wound should be our Tricentennial vow.
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.
Take ‘Em Down NOLA demands inclusive process for deciding what’s next
Calls for town hall meetings.
Monument fight now part of our heritage — but what to do with those pedestals?
What should replace Gen. Lee? Maybe no one.
Coghill teachers end the school year by voting for union representation
The school’s lawyer said negotiations won’t start until the fall.
Defense attorney wants Orleans Parish DA to say if it used fake subpoenas in home invasion case
Attorney Craig Mordock says he hopes other lawyers follow suit.
