New Orleans vs. Omaha: Can we mimic its Midwestern economic vitality here?
Omaha has done pretty well after its stockyards were shut down. New Orleans has struggled to diversify its economy beyond tourism.
Encore Academy will hold budget hearing Tuesday evening
$2.9 million budget under consideration for 2013-14 fiscal year.
Judge names Sheppard Mullin as NOPD monitor, siding with Justice Department
The city preferred Hillard Heintze, headed by a former Chicago police chief.
Lycée Français to see 23 percent jump in budget
Charter school's board to hold public hearing Monday on proposed $3.7 million budget.
Sediment diversions not the way to rebuild Louisiana’s coast
Research shows that we won't be able to rebuild the coast the same way it was created, with sediment flowing down the river.
Charter school board’s membership drops below state-required minimum
Two board members for Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans resigned over the weekend.
Louisiana’s employment performance more mixed than Jindal portrays
Jindal often notes that under his watch, the state’s unemployment rate has been lower than the national rate. But unemployment has risen sharply since he took office, and since December the rate has risen while nationally it has fallen. However, economists say that Katrina rebuilding had pushed the state unemployment rate to artificially low levels.
After long interview process, school decides to stick with interim CEO
Andrea Thomas-Reynolds stays on with Miller-McCoy Academy after board action
Plessy school facing tight deadlines with opening day just weeks away
School focused on Marigny, St. Roch, St. Claude and Bywater neighborhoods
Finances looking better for Sci High charter school, board’s treasurer says
School also is considering a contract for school busing; may coordinate with a KIPP middle school
