Case turns on whether New Orleans has an appropriate Civil Service Commission.
Posted inEnvironment
Levee board lawsuit against oil and gas alive and well, though moving slowly
The suit may have lost the spotlight but it still holds attention in the courts – and in politics.
Posted inOpinion
‘Domestic terrorism’ here in New Orleans? Really?
The mass shootings at Bunny Friend Park may not be jihadism, but that doesn’t make them less than deeply troubling.
Posted inEnvironment
To seek fed support, study projects economic cost of coastal loss
Continued coastal land loss in Louisiana could cost the economy tens of billions dollars a year.
Posted inEnvironment
Katrina helped usher in an acceptance and use of green infrastructure
Before the storm, ideas like “conservation” and “holistic planning” were about as Nu Awlins as grilled tofu and kale burgers. But having your home marinate in 5 feet of water can influence your thinking. Now, discussing and acting on water management ideas is as accepted as parking your car on the neutral ground during heavy thunderstorms.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
School choice since Katrina: the promises made, the challenges ahead
New Orleans emerges as the nation’s boldest experiment in school innovation.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Investigations
Inspector General’s Office, two city officials under Ethics Board investigation
The Office of Inspector General and two top New Orleans officials are under an Ethics Review Board investigation after a city employee alleged they conspired to discredit her. Parking Administrator Zepporiah Edmonds said believes the officials retaliated against her for complaining about what she saw as a contract-steering scheme.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
See where Edwards beat Vitter with our statewide vote results map
Our expanded map features statewide, legislative and selected local races. New for the general election: precinct-level results for Jefferson, St. Tammany, East Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Caddo parishes. And, of course, Orleans.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
Nostalgia undermines struggle to make so-so schools truly excellent
What the older generation remembers from their own school days is increasingly irrelevant to a changing world.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Fact-check: Edwards’ campaign ad about Vitter vote and prostitute call is mostly true
Though it doesn’t quite back up its implication that Vitter missed the vote because of the call.