The state requires charter school boards to have a minimum of seven members.
Posted inLand Use
11 recommended dog-park and dog-run sites
The city’s list of official dog runs City Bark, in City Park The Fly, in Audubon Park 1542 Constance St. (near Kingsley House) Wisner Park, 4877 Laurel St. 1151 Esplanade Ave. (former St. Aloysius school) Reinventing the Crescent Park (along the river near Bywater) Algiers Point batture Lakefront, Lake Oaks Park Rome Playspot, 1900 Robert […]
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People vs. pets? Plans for 11 city dog parks draw growls from some owners
Plan to distribute dog parks across council districts means some traditional runs—like Cabrini and Markey parks—will be off-limits. Full implementation of the new parks has been delayed by tight funding.
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Appeal Court rules against neighbors who fenced off Newcomb Boulevard
Barring further appeal, the ruling presumably sends the Newcomb Boulevard Association back to where the court says they should have begun: City Council.
Posted inEnvironment
Top state official rebuts dire warning, insists coast can be saved
Garret Graves, Louisiana’s coastal protection czar, contends that scientists behind a shockingly gloomy federal report are “just misinformed.” He said the state’s master plan allows for adaptation as conditions change.
Posted inCharter Schools
Intercultural board prepares for school closure
Leaders discuss holding an end-of-year ‘celebration’ despite the fact that its closure is was precipitated by poor student performance.
Posted inCharter Schools
ReNEW charter leaders concerned about flow of public funds
E-rate reimbursement is slow, too, as officials from the federal program review how ReNEW is using the telecommunications dollars.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Feds charge two former sheriff’s employees in bid-rigging, bribery scheme
Sens and Hoffman “engaged in a rigged bidding process in which real bids would be submitted, along with phony bids, to give the appearance of competition.”
Posted inCharter Schools
Lake Forest nominated for the National Blue Ribbon Schools distinction
About 82 percent of students at the A school qualify for the federal free and reduced price lunch program.
Posted inCharter Schools
Military academy reports $31,000 missing through fraudulent checks
The checks were written to an organization led by the school’s former business manager.