KIPP Renaissance students return after protest over security canceled 2 days
Last two days before Mardi Gras break were canceled when some students refused to cooperate.
Gusman pays crony a million a year for services that aren’t specified
Investigative journalists are doing great work around here — a good thing, given the persistence of political sleaze.
Flood authority discusses appeal of judge’s smackdown to its oil and gas lawsuit
Board members debate whether they'd owe about $1.7 million to attorneys if they quit now.
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.
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.
While still just an idea, councilwoman holds hearing on rental registry, inspections
Possible city ordinance is being reworked before being reintroduced.
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.
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.
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.
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.
