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Notices sent to witnesses on North Shore weren’t called subpoenas, but they looked real enough

We reviewed 33 notices sent by prosecutors since 2015. They had the court clerk’s name on them and told people they were “notified … to testify.” DA Warren Montgomery said they were misleading, but he doesn’t believe they were misused. A legal expert called them a sham.
by Charles Maldonado May 19, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Area schools still leaving non-English speakers in the lurch

Lack of language services violates federal law.
by Gwendolyn Murray May 18, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

82 percent of school-zone lights in New Orleans work now, the most we’ve seen

There was a big improvement last fall when the city announced an expansion of traffic enforcement cameras.
by Marta Jewson May 17, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

The Lens sues District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro to force him to turn over fake subpoenas

His office has told us it doesn’t know how often they were used, and it’s too hard to look.
by Steve Myers May 15, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Orleans Parish DA sued over refusal to turn over witness subpoenas, real and fake

by Charles Maldonado May 12, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Superintendent says closing Mahalia Jackson would return building to its original use: a community center

Henderson Lewis Jr. has said the school should be closed because of under-enrollment. Wednesday night, he focused on the building.
by Marta Jewson May 11, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Live blog: School district officials explain plan to close Mahalia Jackson Elementary

The superintendent wants to close the school; the board has delayed a decision.
by Marta Jewson May 10, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Nepotism cases against two New Orleans charter school leaders have dragged on for years

In 2012 and 2014, the state ethics board charged Paulette Bruno and Doris Roché-Hicks with breaking state law because five family members worked at charter schools they run. Years later, the charges remain unresolved.
by Marta Jewson May 9, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Memo to liberal media: New Orleans hasn’t just ‘joined’ movement against white supremacy

A moment in which we deserve to love ourselves
by C.W. Cannon May 7, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

DA can’t say how often fake subpoenas were used, and it’s too hard to look

In rejecting a public-records request from The Lens, the district attorney's office said it was too burdensome.
by Charles Maldonado May 5, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

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