Referrals to the New Orleans court have surged in the past few years. Children end up here in part because they can live with relatives while their cases are pending. Most don't have lawyers, but Hiroko Kusuda, right, and the Loyola Law Clinic are representing some for free.
The city agency agreed to let Dottie Belletto's nonprofit use the park for free, but the organization rejected the deal.
Mayor Landrieu has said the city netted just $500,000 from the 2013 Super Bowl.
More than 500 people have signed a petition asking OPSB to run it as a traditional school, not a charter.
State prison officials are considering alternatives to current methods as death-row inmate awaits hearing.
A Sheriff's Office committee selected a company in private, but the agency won't say who it is.
He also plans to raise money from other parishes for autopsies, and seek fees from courts.
The Lens, with sponsorship from the Mississippi River Delta Coalition, will host a panel discussion on funding the Master Plan at Loyola University, Aug. 20.
Inmate Kenny “Zulu” Whitmore has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that it's unconstitutional to be held in solitary confinement for so long. Warden Burl Cain said he may take him out, but he's concerned about the inmate's affiliation with the Black Panther Party.
The school solicited bids for construction last week. A neighbor says it’s starting to look blighted.
