Pension funds are waking up to the financial risks of ignoring the climate risks posed by Big Oil.
Posted inEnvironment
St. Bernard residents could see flooding, higher insurance after tax rejection
Head of regional flood authority says Lake Borgne levee district now unable to fix major problems.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Lagniappe Academies cuts instructional time to prepare for school’s closing
Last day will come a month sooner than first planned, and students are being dismissed two hours earlier.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Try to imagine full-throated apologies from the prosecutors axed in ‘Commentgate’
Much remains mysterious about the ethical rot that led federal prosecutors to indulge in anonymous online chatter.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Even if voters reject proposed library tax, options for increased funding still exist
Use our calculator here to determine how proposed tax would affect your bill.
Posted inEnvironment
Early results from study of river sediment show enough to make diversions work
Further research necessary, scientists say; state still hasn’t made final decision on building diversions.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Young charter school, Bricolage, to get John McDonogh campus on Esplanade
Decision means the site returns to control of the Orleans Parish School Board.
Posted inSchools
Growing charter schools join in the hunt for long-term or permanent campuses
School shuffle has students and parents on the move across the city.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Plea to City Council: Don’t pave our parks! Let the public have a say in what goes where
A simple fix to the draft CZO could save New Orleans parks from creeping commercialism the public doesn’t want.
Posted inEnvironment
New map, warning system gives detailed flood risk, but not for inside levees
A state emergency official said the system will be “basically meaningless” to him during a major storm because the most reliable maps can not be issued until after he must order evacuations. And a UNO researcher who is expert on the risks facing communities on Louisiana’s sinking coast worries some of the maps could give residents a false sense of security.