For days before the charter school board voted to accept the resignation of principal Jill Otis, board members emailed back and forth about how they could force her out. Board president Jean Montes acknowledges that the discussions violated public meetings law but said the board dealt with the problem in a subsequent executive session.
Kyle Wedberg paved the entire street frontage of a lot next to his home, without securing the required permits.
The city has spent a lot of money fixing up the parts of the city that Super Bowl visitors will see. But just a short walk from the Superdome, Central City is still dealing with the double-whammy of Hurricane Katrina and generations of poverty.
Up to $6 billion of BP's fines for the oil spill was supposed to be spent on ecosystem recovery. A behind-the-scenes drama unfolded when new guidelines added "economic recovery" to the approved purposes.
Tiffany Hardrick and Keith Sanders are accused of ending the school's contract with a bus company without board approval.
The school plans to add two more grades next year and boost enrollment from 181 to 240.
Former board president blamed for agreeing to a vague deal; current board says it won't try to get the money back.
More than twice as much of their income, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
