Property received at least $225,000 in city money but little has been done since Katrina.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Judge to issue ruling on Monday in Lens’ public-records case against city, mayor
City says complicated public-records requests create the need for a longer response time.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Taking a cruise out of New Orleans? Check the ship’s health and safety record first
ProPublica has published health and safety reports for more than 300 ships that dock in the U.S., including those that dock in New Orleans. We checked the logs and found a few serious problems and lots of lesser ones.
Posted inSchools
Teacher who was moved to do more starting tech-centered charter high school
Unique startup will run pilot program in existing school before opening on its own.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Real ‘resilience’ requires a City Hall unafraid of public participation and tough questions
The Landrieu administration needs to overcome its chronic evasiveness if the city is to stand strong in the face of our next disaster.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
Court monitor describes why NOPD supervisors aren’t overseeing officers properly
A federal judge has set a new deadline in July to meet certain benchmarks.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
Live blog Thursday: Federal court hearing focuses on supervisors’ oversight at NOPD
We’ll be in court at 1:30 p.m. CT. Follow along here.
Posted inEnvironment
Sections of new, best-ever levee system are sinking and are likely to be raised
As expected, levees will be raised to keep the area qualified for federal flood insurance.
Posted inEnvironment
Environmentalists worry that first RESTORE grants focus on just small efforts
These are nervous times for some supporters of the RESTORE Act, the law that will divert 80 percent of the fines BP will pay for polluting the Gulf of Mexico from the federal purse to projects intended to restore the Gulf ecosystem and economy. They want to ensure that big money will pay for big projects.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Police leave Civil Service meeting happy; firefighters still doing a slow burn over pay
Police raises approved, but firefighters who filled in for superiors still haven’t been paid the difference