An unemployment uptick could cost Gov. Jindal some of his favorite talking points.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Live blog: Mitch Landrieu holds first meeting to discuss city’s 2014 budget
Tuesday’s meeting is for residents of City Council District C. It starts at 6 p.m.
Posted inLand Use
Live blog: RTA approves new fares for Algiers, Chalmette ferries
In response to public input, there will be packages that include bus and streetcar access.
Posted inCharter Schools
ReNEW’s alternative schools don’t do well in statewide evaluation
State’s new, more rigorous standards pose a problem for alternative charter school.
Posted inSchools
Charter leader employs six relatives; two may violate state ethics law
The head of the Friends of King charter school system has hired six relatives, including at least two whose employment appears to violate state ethics laws that ban nepotism. Chief Executive Officer Doris Roché-Hicks employs her sister, daughter, son-in-law, grandson and great niece. She also employs her son-in-law’s brother. State law prohibits the hiring of immediate family members, though not all of these relations meet the definition of “immediate family” in the law.
Posted inCharter Schools
Board member said he opposes Cohen-Washington merger
Recovery School District has proposed merging Cohen College Prep and Booker T. Washington High School and having the new school occupy Washington’s old location.
Posted inOpinion
Remembering the unforgettable: a salute to the late, very great Greg Peters
We’re going to miss Peters’ brand of savage — but inspiring — political satire.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Africk gives lawyers two weeks to pick firm to monitor Orleans jail consent decree
The selection process is different than the one for the NOPD consent decree monitor.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Sharp decline in state tax revenue during Jindal years bucks national trend
Shrinking government is a conservative ideal, but public institutions and infrastructure bear the burden.
Posted inCharter Schools
Einstein board says mold not an issue at Michoud building
Einstein had a biological assessment made of the former International Charter School site.