Mitch Landrieu has received about $81,000 a year since 2010; Bagneris could get $94,000.
Posted inCriminal Justice
State has explored illegally obtaining drug for upcoming execution
Just-released email shows state prison official was in touch with Oklahoma pharmacy not licensed in Louisiana, and that pharmacy wanted a confidentiality agreement. As of Friday, the state still didn’t have lethal-injection drug for a scheduled Feb. 5 execution.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Citing conflict of interest, City Council candidate wants out of lease with city’s French Market Corporation
Eugene Green planned to open a Cold Stone Creamery on Decatur Street.
Posted inCharter Schools
Groundbreaking for new school: a chance to ‘roast’ a hard-driving and popular principal
Joking aside, speakers note that Lake Forest Elementary is the only National Blue Ribbon School in New Orleans.
Posted inCharter Schools
New building for Lake Forest Elementary will allow expanded arts program
Principal’s ambition is to add drama, vocal music and writing instructors.
Posted inOpinion
Racism and the church: Episcopalians search their souls, seek atonement
The service for racial reconciliation, two days before the MLK Jr. holiday, was a year in the planning. At first it looked like no one was going to show up.
Posted inSchools
Two charter organizations spent about $250,000 on out-of-state professional training
Algiers Charter Schools Association staff went on 19 trips over four years, including five out of state that cost $113,000. And new figures from KIPP New Orleans Schools show that it spent $133,000 on its trip to Las Vegas. All told, The Lens has added up $316,000 in travel for three charter organizations.
Posted inCharter Schools
Morris Jeff windfall will hire special ed teachers, expand middle school
Unexpected MFP funding yields $250,000 bonanza beyond budget projections.
Posted inCharter Schools
Bypassing Treme church, Lagniappe Academies gets a new home on Orleans
After two years, school may have to move again, to New Orleans East.
Posted inEnvironment
Volunteers use airborne patrols, satellite photos to spot oil spills along Louisiana coast
Since the BP oil spill, a group of environmental organizations has used private boats, planes and even satellite imagery to spot oil spills and report them to the federal government. You may be surprised to learn that they’re the only ones doing this.