State officials, flood authority continue their very public spat over oil, gas lawsuit
Attorney General fires off press release, and coastal chief flames attorney on Twitter.
Tim Ryan quits as New Beginnings board member
The former University of New Orleans chancellor was the board's chairman.
Easton moves a step closer to securing vacant lot next door
School eyes what it calls its "field of dreams."
Crescent Leadership Academy board considers budget
School has 80 students attending this year and may get more.
Levee board, Jindal administration remain at odds over lawsuit after hints of reconciliation
An "olive branch" extended by the levee authority has turned to ashes.
ARISE school board fails to get a quorum for meeting
Two members wanted to participate by phone, but that's illegal.
Sci Academy ‘captains’ to track students through college
Live blog: Landrieu continues budget meetings tonight in eastern New Orleans
Starting at 6 p.m., the mayor will take questions about the city's budget priorities.
Suing oil and gas interests to save the coast: author John Barry weighs in
Barry, a member of the levee authority that is suing oil and gas companies for damage to the coast, writes: "We have been criticized for trying to collect from an industry which was complying with the law at the time it conducted its operations. We believe that they were never in compliance with the law."
How could city of New Orleans raise money to pay for police, jail consent decrees?
The city of New Orleans faces an annual tab of $18 million to $33.5 million for both consent decrees. City officials say they would have to cut spending and lay off employees to pay for them. Little, however, has been said about how the city could raise money. Here are some options.
