A couple who rented out half of their double asks the city to consider small operators instead of using lotteries or banning residential Airbnbs altogether.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Options to avoid Phase III construction narrow further, as Judge Africk denies Sheriff Hutson’s legal challenge to the jail addition
Also, advocacy group VOTE sues the city for quietly shuffling city funds totaling $32 million to the Phase III “special needs” jail.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Discussion, not litigation, brings solutions.
As Phase III proponents push to break ground on a new “mental health jail,” litigation is supplanting discussion, leaving critical design and staffing issues unresolved and costs ballooning.
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Behind The Lens episode 213: ‘Kids in solitary confinement’
Youth being held on Angola’s grounds continue to face challenges and officials have high hopes for a $2.9 billion diversion of the lower Mississippi River.
Posted inSchools
NOLA Public Schools erases serious school warnings
The district changes its practice of posting and keeping the most serious warnings on its website.
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Without council approval, city appears to allocate $32 million to Phase III jail
Apparent Cantrell administration allocation adds $10 million from unknown source. Also, architects differentiate their jail design from notorious “panopticon” configuration.
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Youth kept at Angola facility receive poor education and are held in cells for discipline, lawyers suggest, at first day of hearing
Federal judge in Baton Rouge hears arguments about the facility that she allowed to open a year ago.
Posted inEnvironment
Neighbors weary of oil raining from S&WB Carrollton plant
Every month for past four months, a decade-long malfunction has returned, covering nearby blocks with dime-sized drops of oil.
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‘Addressing our coastal crisis head-on’
Though serious concerns remain about fresh water altering coastal ecology, the hope is that Louisiana ultimately could create more coastal land than it loses, with this $2.9 billion diversion of lower Mississippi River.
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Behind The Lens episode 212: ‘Industry spin has become reality’
Nick Chrastil on the city’s work to find $22 million for controversial Phase III jail construction. Sara Sneath on LNG export terminals belching more pollution than estimated.