First-year school reporting growth in student achievement and fund-raising.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Company closes in on no-bid deal to build billboard at city-controlled land along I-10
Marco Outdoor Advertising has tried for a few years to get the 911 board to let it build a billboard next to its call center — prime advertising space along the interstate. The board has refused, saying it should bid the work. Now the city has stepped in with an agreement that could enable it to approve the deal.
Posted inOpinion
Rush to oppose coastal reclamation suit exposes weakness of Jindal’s case
Sandy Rosenthal: ” … if there were a good reason for Jindal to continue shielding Big Oil from its legal responsibilities to the people of Louisiana, we would have heard it by now.”
Posted inLand Use
First recipient of Fresh Food Retail Initiative closes, puts store on market
DaFresh Seafood received a $117,000 low-interest loan through the city’s program. The owner says he’ll repay it.
Posted inSquandered Heritage
Neighbors hope to get some relief after city tells doggy day-care center to muzzle noise
Belladoggie spa for dogs also must seek special permission from city agency after officials says the zoning is improper and has been “stretched to the absurd.”
Posted inCharter Schools
Algiers Charter School Association votes to keep three schools with RSD
Orleans Parish School Board members urged the charter group to work with them.
Posted inOpinion
What’s ‘white privilege’ all about? The People’s Institute offers tough insights
Harsh criticism of his recent opinion column leads a recent Tulane graduate to dig more deeply into the role race plays in personal and community relations.
Posted inCharter Schools
Higher International High School enrollment helps bottom line
Money goes to computers, new bus route and building maintenance
Posted inCharter Schools
Plessy school dealing with funding issues
Charter’s board applies for grant to cover instructional materials.
Posted inInside the News Room
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