Henry Montgomery and hundreds of other prisoners may get parole hearings, but that doesn’t mean they’ll go free.
Algiers charter board fires CEO it already let go, hires interim it already announced
Members opt against any discussion when previous CEO asks for it to take place in public.
Whistleblowing official, fired by the city, files federal discrimination lawsuit
Her superiors say she was dismissed, in part, because she interfered with a sexual harassment investigation.
Oops! Effort to save monarch butterflies hastens their possible extinction
Tropical milkweed is pretty — and deadly to monarch butterflies. Know when to root it out.
CEO of New Beginnings charter network resigns, but will stay through June
Board offers little explanation for resignation in second year of three-year contract.
A week after announcing interim CEO, Algiers charter board to take vote
Previous CEO was removed from the job with little notice or explanation and is to be discussed privately.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief of Operations is January’s Newsmaker (video)
The Mississippi River is at flood stage and is expected to stay at this level for several days. But what does that mean? Why isn’t there any flooding? How much does it help to open the Bonnet Carre Spillway? Get the answers to these questions right from the source Thursday at The Lens’ Breakfast with […]
New Beginnings abruptly cancels closed-door discussion of CEO’s contract Friday
Three of its four schools declined in the last round of state assessments.
The strip-club moratorium is just a first step; much more needs to be done
Bourbon Street merchant proposes a way to rein in the proliferation of strip clubs.
Union concerned that fire dispatchers will get shorted in consolidation
Mayor pushing to put 911 operators from police, fire, EMS into separate organization.