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ReNEW board simplifies payroll payments, hears update on grants

CEO Kevin Guitterrez said he thinks Sprint will discount the school system's telecommunications bills if subsidies fall short.
by Thomas Thoren December 17, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

911 board clears way for Landrieu donor to build billboard along I-10

Marco Outdoor Advertising says the city promised the billboard location 10 years ago.
by Charles Maldonado December 17, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Not enough members show up to have meeting, but principal discusses growth

First-year school reporting growth in student achievement and fund-raising.
by Sam Nelson December 17, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Charles Maldonado December 16, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

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."
by Sandy Rosenthal December 16, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Charles Maldonado December 16, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

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."
by Karen Gadbois December 13, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Algiers Charter School Association votes to keep three schools with RSD

Orleans Parish School Board members urged the charter group to work with them.
by Kelsey Foster December 13, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Sam Tabachnik December 13, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Higher International High School enrollment helps bottom line

Money goes to computers, new bus route and building maintenance
by Stephen Babcock December 12, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

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