Interim chief heads into first board meeting with one school facing major student and funding shortfall.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Forbidden knowledge: Denying health info to and from families is hazardous to the mentally ill
Privacy rules block exchange of important health information with caregivers — even with doctors.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Investigations
Louisiana inmate wins Supreme Court case against mandatory life sentences for juveniles
Henry Montgomery and hundreds of other prisoners may get parole hearings, but that doesn’t mean they’ll go free.
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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.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
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.
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
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.
Posted inSchools
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.
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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.
Posted inEnvironment, Events
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 […]
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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.