About 75 percent of last year’s students will return this year.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City planning replacement of community liaison after Lucas Diaz resigns
The office has shrunk since it was created in 2011. It’s now at four people, which the city plans to maintain.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
‘Reinventing the Crescent’ reconsidered: mere gentrification or good for us all?
Baltimore’s experience with the Inner Harbor redevelopment is a cause for concern in New Orleans.
Posted inEnvironment
Lawmakers criticize Flood Protection Authority for suing oil and gas companies
They questioned why the board acted alone and and suggested that it’s acting outside of its legal authority.
Posted inCharter Schools
Harney school board approves budget for new year
School anticipates 380 students, an increase over last year.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Tax hike? More cuts? Refilling state’s rainy day fund clouds state budget prospects
Tapping the state’s piggy bank has helped Jindal and legislators avoid tax hikes. But after pulling $255 million out of the rainy day fund, the state now has to find a way to replenish it in two years. But tax revenues are not forecast to rise enough to provide the money, foreshadowing tough choices ahead.
Posted inCharter Schools
Lycée board unanimously OKs new member
Mary Jacobs Jones, who was rejected for board membership in April, approved at meeting Monday night.
Posted inEnvironment
Live blog Wednesday: Flood Protection Authority appears before legislators
Legislators have said they want to hear why the Flood Protection Authority filed its suit against oil and gas companies. The lawsuit partly blames companies for coastal loss and call upon them to fix the damage or help pay for increased costs of flood protection.
Posted inEnvironment
Major green groups keeping mum on flood authority lawsuit opposed by Jindal
The environmental groups have long blamed oil and gas interests for coastal devastation — as does the lawsuit.
Posted inLand Use, Squandered Heritage
Compliance! Grass grows on a once paved yard
The proposed remedy, fake grass, was as unwelcome as the original offense. The Zoning Board of Adjustment required that the owner jackhammer the cement parking pad.