A warm reception at a public event yields to an afternoon thrashing at Flood Protection Authority meeting.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City to give sheriff $2 million to pay for jail consent decree next year
That’s not much more than was allocated for the last three months of 2013.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Poll: Vitter, Kennedy, Dardenne more popular than Mary Landrieu and Jindal
Jindal’s approval rose slightly, but it’s still below 50 percent.
Posted inCharter Schools
Andrew Wilson school sees improved financial picture
Board gets news of $2,500 grant from Lupin Foundation.
Posted inCharter Schools
Easton board members help Orleans superintendent search
Parish school board holding focus groups to find new boss.
Posted inEnvironment
Coastal agency asks attorney general to rescind approval of lawyer who sued oil and gas companies
The local levee authority had to get approval to hire an outside attorney to sue oil and gas companies for coastal loss.
Posted inCharter Schools
Collegiate Academies board discusses growth outside New Orleans
Sci Academy parents complain about disciplinary actions.
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
As lawsuits proliferate, will Big Oil join in a ‘grand bargain’ to save the coast?
As John Barry has said, this is Jindal’s opportunity to prove himself a great governor or just another oil-industry lapdog.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Live blog: City Council to vote on 2014 budget, water shutoff ordinance
The meeting starts at 10 a.m. and could go most of the day.
Posted inEnvironment, Events
John Barry discusses coastal loss at Newsmakers event (video)
Barry talks about the suit against oil and gas companies and his new advocacy group, Restore Louisiana Now.