Skip to content

Focused On

  • ICE in Orleans
  • Justice
  • Katrina20
  • Schools

Main Navigation

The Lens
  • Subscribe
  • ❤ Donate
The Lens
  • Subscribe
  • ❤ Donate

Focused On

  • ICE in Orleans
  • Justice
  • Katrina20
  • Schools

Topics

  • Criminal Justice
  • Environment
  • Government & Politics
  • Land Use
  • Schools

Sign Up for the Latest News

  • The Lens Newsletter
  • About The Lens
  • Our Staff

Follow The Lens

  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Facebook

Listen to Behind The Lens Podcast

  • Spotify
  • Katrina20
  • Criminal Justice
  • Schools
  • Opinion
  • In the N.O.
  • Environment
  • Podcast
  • About The Lens
  • Support Us

International High School looking for new leader

New school building may also be in the cards for CBD charter.
by Stephen Babcock September 20, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Bids rejected for new Lake Forest site

Bids are high, possibly because of other construction demand in the city.
by Joshua Johnston September 20, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Documents indicate that Friends of King CEO didn’t sign contracts with family members

Doris Roché-Hicks apparently didn't sign contracts with her family members, which would clear her from one set of legal concerns about their employment. But there are discrepancies between copies and originals of the same documents, and charter officials won't discuss why they're different.
by Jessica Williams September 19, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

ARISE Academy OKs loan for bus fleet

Charter system has been running its own bus service since the beginning of the school year.
by Della Hasselle September 19, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Collegiate Academies touts benefits to Baton Rouge audience

Charter school operator looking to expand.
by Kelsey Foster September 19, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Knight Foundation awards $50,000 to create local government contract database

We'll upload as many government contracts as possible to help the public see who's spending taxpayer dollars.
by Steve Myers September 19, 2013 Updated December 26, 2023

City’s new system for paying officers for off-duty security may run afoul of tax law

The IRS flagged a Florida city, which also handles its officers' off-duty work, for not withholding taxes.
by Charles Maldonado September 18, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

A house moved to make way for the hospital complex finds new life in Mid City

A success story — for a change — from the city's snake-bitten program to preserve houses from the bio-medical center footprint by trucking them to different neighborhoods.
by Karen Gadbois September 18, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Confessions of a 20-something: You want to save the world? Take a number

A recent graduate with a zeal to serve talks about the challenge of just keeping food on the table.
by Sam Tabachnik September 17, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Coghill budget sent to state

No vote taken because quorum not at hearing.
by April Siese September 17, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Posts navigation

  • «
  • 1
  • …
  • 431
  • 432
  • 433
  • 434
  • 435
  • …
  • 780
  • »
The Lens
The Lens fights to reveal and report on issues that impact the community and the region. Staunchly defending the public's right to know and deeply committed to sharing our knowledge with the community at large. We center human impact in all our work.
  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • About The Lens
  • Our Staff
  • Contact us
  • Corrections
  • Support The Lens
  • Get The Lens Newsletter
INN Member LION Member
© 2024 The Lens. All Rights Reserved.

Our reporting has more urgency than ever.


For more than a decade, we have reported on issues as well as public policy meant to address the needs of residents. The Lens seeks to focus on the inherent inequality that has created a multi-tiered system. We, at The Lens seek to uncover, illuminate, inform and take part in a forward-looking community. Join us.

 
 

Continue to The Lens