City approves demolition of seven buildings for CVS at Elysian and Claiborne
One member of the public objected, saying neighbors had just learned about the project. An engineering firm representative said project leaders would revise the site plan based on their input.
Hynes Charter releases board meeting agenda
Civil Service vote to reinstate McCabe may have violated Open Meetings Law
The commission went into an impromptu executive session and emerged after coming to an agreement.
Sinking levee shows difficulty of protecting New Orleans from flooding
Parts of a 1.1-mile stretch of levee along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway have sunk six inches since it was built. Repairs will cost $1 million. Officials say subsidence is inevitable, and it’s impossible to predict where it will happen.
Wilson School directors shell out $400,000 to sever all ties with for-profit manager
Irregularities in the school’s bookkeeping fed dissatisfaction with EdisonLearning, but the settlement agreement casts no blame.
When was Carnival’s golden age? Take a look around — we’re living in it
Carnival is more broadly participatory than ever, and its downtown culmination on Fat Tuesday is a public art form unique to New Orleans.
State unemployment rate has continued to drop since mid-summer upsurge
Oil and gas plus petrochemical investments have powered job growth in Louisiana.
Third-grader struck by passing car after getting off school bus
It happened the day after Shaud Wilson was killed by a car as he ran across the street to his bus stop.
Orleans Parish assessor questions private status of three Uptown streets
Rosa Park, Dunleith Court and Richmond Place are posted with “private street” signs. But the properties aren’t taxed. Assessor Erroll Williams says something has to change: They may be public if the city has maintained them, or someone will have to start paying taxes.
