City’s house elevation grant program a case study in opaque governance
Is the federal government getting a good deal by spending $11.8 million to elevate 48 houses? We don't know.
John McDonogh cuts more than $327,000 in teacher pay as students flunk summer school
Only 11 percent of students in McDonogh summer school pass U.S. History; 29 percent pass English II. New principal for 9th graders added at cost of $115,000.
Encore Academy plans for about 100 new students in 2013-14 budget
School is currently operating out of Crocker building on Marengo Street but will probably need a bigger site in future years.
Lycée Français paid more than $40,000 in legal fees over 2012-13 school year
More than $10,000 went to handle public records requests to the charter school.
Volleyball club drops plans to build sand courts along Bayou St. John
The group said it expected the Sewerage & Water board to rescind its lease offer due to neighborhood opposition.
Lycée Français enters school year with new board and new CEO in place
New CEO Keith Bartlett takes helm of French-curriculum school.
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.
