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Taxes vs. Tulane scholarships: Towards a more equitable way to deal with exemptions

Raise city taxes? How about collecting some of the taxes we currently forego?
by Stacy Head April 4, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Too young to take custody of his son, but old enough to be tried as an adult?

Teens join governor on Capitol steps in fight to pass 'Raise the Age' bill.
by Carlos Wilson April 1, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Here’s a FEMA map that actually delivers good news for New Orleans

Green will become the favorite color for thousands of New Orleans property owners when the new FEMA flood maps finally become official at the end of the month. That’s because it codes areas that will move out of flood zones and into areas with no insurance requirements – and the new map shows it washing over large sections of the city.
by Bob Marshall March 28, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Repeat offender suspected as shots ring out at a drug market yards from school

Neighborhood bedeviled by Criminal Court's revolving door.
by Austen Ward March 28, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Lens enters seventh year of operation; announces expanded board of directors

Annual event is one more way we work to engage with the community we serve.
by Steve Beatty March 25, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Raft of bills seeks to remove protections for dedicated coastal-restoration money

Coastal advocates say shifting money now would be short-sighted and damage the state's national efforts.
by Bob Marshall March 24, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Circle the Superdome! Fight to save New Orleans before we’re auctioned into oblivion

Don't take our rich culture for granted; instead, take a stand on Wednesday.
by Jonathan Henderson March 21, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Ruling for The Lens, judge orders city to release its full purchasing database

City was resisting because it said sloppy record keeping meant private information could be exposed.
by Marta Jewson March 18, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

ReNEW leaders, including current CEO, sat on special-ed complaints

by Marta Jewson March 18, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Eyes on The Fly: How structural racism subtly undercuts plans for a ‘public good’

A deeper look at plans to remove another section of a public park from general use.
by Barbara C. Ewell March 16, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

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