Board members debate whether they’d owe about $1.7 million to attorneys if they quit now.
Posted inEnvironment
15 coastal projects approved by Congress in 2007 met different fates
Despite giving the go-ahead in concept, Congress has not sent a penny to build 15 approved projects.
Posted inSchools
Plan to send the Internet home with some students hits federal funding snag
The ReNEW Schools charter-school network in New Orleans had a generous solution for its students without Internet access at their houses — take-home laptops equipped with a wireless broadband connection. However, school leaders pulled the plug on the expensive benefit when the federal program that finances school technology delayed a decision over whether such expenditures should be reimbursed — a decision that could affect schools nationwide.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
While still just an idea, councilwoman holds hearing on rental registry, inspections
Possible city ordinance is being reworked before being reintroduced.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Ghost condos haunt the New Orleans market — a dubious development
Pieds-à-terre left largely empty by well-to-do owners drive up costs for full-time city residents.
Posted inSchools
Council members promise action after Lens finds most school lights not working
Varying days off around Mardi Gras will be a challenge for those controlling the lights.
Posted inEnvironment
Flood authority flexes technical muscle, and Corps of Engineers responds
Advocates say this was the professional oversight the post-Katrina levee board was designed to execute.
Posted inSchools
Lens survey finds nearly half of school-zone flashers broken in New Orleans
Throughout the city, school-zone flashers fail to light on weekday mornings and afternoons, and cars drive by without slowing down. The city says the solar panels don’t get enough sunlight to charge on overcast days. In some cases, the solar panels have been installed incorrectly. Elsewhere, the batteries need to be replaced.
Posted inEnvironment
State’s coastal restoration efforts imperiled by Obama’s budget proposal
Louisiana’s Master Plan for the coast depends in part on offshore royalties that the president wants to redirect.
Posted inEvents, Government & Politics
February’s Breakfast with the Newsmaker guest is Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell (video)
We’ll talk with her about the city’s new smoking ban, and her proposal to more closely regulate rental units.