Board members overseeing Dr. King Charter School in the 9th Ward say they are eager to get their high school students out of portable classrooms and into a new facility.
Posted inCharter Schools
Lycée Français board agenda does not include parent grievance letter
Board members with Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orleans charter school are expected to meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the school, 5951 Patton St.
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Lycee Francais parents want resignation of 2 board members
More than a dozen Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans parents are seeking the ouster of two of the charter school’s board members, and they are demanding the board address what they say is a series of problems undermining the school’s integrity. In an eight-page letter they filed with the school’s board Friday, the parents complain […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Cutting income tax is the easy part; filling the gap is trickier
Who’s going to pay? That’s the quandary Bobby Jindal and his allies in the state Legislature will face as they seek to dramatically reshape the state’s tax code this year. Jindal said that he wants the Legislature to take the far-reaching step of abolishing personal-income and corporate taxes during the session that begins April 8. […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
City of New Orleans wants out of NOPD consent decree
U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan signed off Friday morning on a long-anticipated federal consent decree aimed at reforming the New Orleans Police Department and, in a surprise move, the city of New Orleans immediately said it wants out from under it. “The Parties’ proposed Consent Decree filed on July 24, 2012, is approved as amended,” […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Economist: Jindal plan to raise sales taxes would hurt the poor
Gov. Bobby Jindal wants to take the dramatic step of abolishing the state income tax on individuals and corporations, offsetting the revenue loss by raising sales taxes by 3 percentage points. That would push the total tax rate in New Orleans to 12 percent, raising concerns that his plan will shift the tax burden from […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
DEA agent to retire after bidding to monitor NOPD consent decree
Jimmy S. Fox III, special agent in charge of the New Orleans division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, will retire from the agency Friday, according to a Jan. 4 email obtained by The Lens. Fox has been under fire for possible federal ethics-law violations since a recent Times-Picayune report called the 26-year DEA veteran to […]
Posted inSchools
RSD’s offer to Abramson kids: Leave one F school for another
Erica Larkins took a risk when she took a job at Abramson Elementary in eastern New Orleans. The school was failing. There were reports of cheating and student violence. Still, she joined the staff and enrolled her daughter Elexi into the school’s second grade. A year later, Larkins is happy with her position and with […]
Posted inOpinion
Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’: About race or just plain racist?
An exploration of Quentin Tarantino’s intent that goes beyond his use of the n-word.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
Would-be NOPD monitor still working for federal drug agency
Did a company bidding to monitor the New Orleans Police Department’s federal consent decree misrepresent the employment status of a local narc now under fire for possible ethics-law violations? The company says it didn’t. But in its bid, currently being reviewed by the city and U.S. Department of Justice, KeyPoint Government Solutions indicated a half-dozen […]