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Neighbors seeking to create another, less-dense zoning category

Development company says it's worked for two years with another group to reach consensus.
by Charles Maldonado November 12, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

BP settlement brings unprecedented money to coastal restoration efforts

by Bob Marshall November 12, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Mayor pledges $7 million to expand city’s juvenile-detention center by 2018

Effort is aimed at getting those younger than 18 out of the Orleans Parish Prison.
by Della Hasselle November 11, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Karr band program, others, didn’t get usual listing on the citywide OneApp form

New review process prevented inclusion on the applications that were made available last week.
by Marta Jewson November 11, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Live blog: New Orleans schools chief meeting with parents in Broadmoor

Town-hall meeting is designed to let parents bring concerns straight to the superintendent.
by Marta Jewson November 9, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Ordinance requires Ethics Board members to file annual financial disclosures

Effort mimics state measure, and all on board have recently filed forms with the state.
by Charles Maldonado November 5, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Bidding adieu to the Vieux Carré as we once knew and loved it

Rich retirees from Dallas now enjoy the sanitized ambience of a neighborhood New Orleanians used to live in.
by C.W. Cannon November 5, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Orleans sheriff continues questionable supplemental pay for some employees

The $6,000 annual bump is supposed to go for employees working in law-enforcement jobs.
by Charles Maldonado November 4, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Four charter high schools are now eligible to return to Orleans Parish School Board

Charter board leaders will decide in coming months whether to switch for 2016-17 school year.
by Marta Jewson November 4, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Mayor disregards diversity in Ethics Board appointments; members fail in disclosures

Despite a city law demanding that the mayor consider demographics to ensure that boards and commissions reflect the city’s population, Mitch Landrieu appears to have passed over female and Hispanic nominees to the city’s Ethics Review Board. Separately, some Ethics Board members haven't disclosed possible conflicts of interest.
by Charles Maldonado November 2, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

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