The rallying cry for coastal restoration has been, “Put the river back into the marsh.” But a new study shows that fertilizer found in the river could weaken the marsh plants and soil. More troubling is another study that concludes we don’t really know whether these diversions are building land.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Gentrification flap rooted in an older debate over New Orleans ‘exceptionalism’
Newcomers are proving to be zealous enthusiasts of New Orleans culture. Are they destroying it?
Posted inCharter Schools
Military charter school breaks ground on $17 million building
Construction will cost about $14 million and the land lease from the U.S. Navy comes to another $1.2 million, school leader says.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Collapse of Jindal plan spawns unfunded schemes to phase out income tax
“I just don’t believe that’s a prudent thing to do,” said state Rep. Joel Robideaux, commenting on proposals to phase out income tax on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Posted inCharter Schools
Lycée board members veer from recommendations on their replacements
The board draws onlookers’ ire as it votes against appointing Mary Jacobs Jones following news that she is a friend of former school chief Jean-Jacques Grandiere.
Posted inCharter Schools
RSD asks NET High to take on struggling, overage middle school students
The class could number about 16 students, those considered to be overage for their grade level.
Posted inCharter Schools
Six people recommended for new Lycée Français board
But because the state requires at least seven people, the committee is seeking more applications.
Posted inSchools
Orleans Parish School Board discusses micromanagement at Houston training
A piece of the advice: “You don’t have to be friends. But what you have to do is respect each other.”
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Once called governor’s ‘lap dog,’ House speaker yanks on his leash
Kleckley says the House may still pass a revamp of the tax system. He notes that four legislators have put forward competing measures: “All of them may be incorporated into the governor’s plan, or pieces of them can be used.” But until the revenue estimates stabilize, Kleckley says the Jindal plan doesn’t even have the support to survive a committee vote.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Angry sheriff takes the stand, later accuses mayor of ‘Archie Bunker’ tactics
Gusman says he signed the consent decree after the city refused his 2013 request for an extra $15 million.