Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman confirmed Friday that he is working to outsource the management of the lucrative off-duty private security details available to his deputies. In a written statement, Gusman said that “the Sheriff’s Office is reviewing a plan that involves a third party to assist with the handling of detail assignments,” but nothing […]
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2012-13 budget released
Review the budget narrative here and the budget numbers here.
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Thoughts on The Lens' role in covering the TP, and a quaint look back
The Lens this week produced a photo essay of readers enjoying their Monday and Tuesday papers, something they won’t be able to do when The Times-Picayune stops publishing those days and two others sometime this fall. Like a lot of ideas in this town, the photo essay was born on a front porch over an […]
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Xavier rankles Gert Town neighbors with demolition plans
At the June 4 public hearing of the Neighborhood Conservation District Committee, often known by the more familiar abbreviation of NCDC (only because it sounds an awful lot like the band AC/DC), at least one committee member expressed concerns about the mission of the committee and about the conservation of one particular neighborhood located next […]
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Special board meeting announced
View the agenda to tomorrow’s meeting here.
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Students to take more practice tests; school joins Eastbank Collaborative
At its May meeting, the board of Andrew Wilson Charter School discussed academic and possible policy changes for next year, and finalized the school’s affiliation with the local charter school support association, the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools. School officials also discussed open teaching positions and hiring standards, as well as enrollment numbers. Among the […]
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Lusher Charter School's budget meeting reveals $11 million surplus
The Lusher Charter School’s board announced at its annual budget meeting that ongoing building maintenance and raises for faculty and administrators will result in an increase in expenses in next year’s budget, effective July 1. The 2012-2013 budget hearing held Wednesday, June 6 at 10 a.m. was attended by school chief financial officer Lynden Swayze, […]
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Ben Mays Prep leaders surprised by poor test scores
The response from Benjamin E. Mays Preparatory Schools’ board members to a presentation of state standardized test scores at the June 4 monthly meeting can be summed up in two words: “What happened?” “It was shocking to me,” said member Jenny Hunter. “I didn’t see it coming.” “We were doing what we needed to do,” […]
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Public attendance lacking at Einstein Charter's budget hearing
There was no public comment at Einstein Charter Inc.’s public budget hearing Tuesday. Two members of the board of directors were present, along with the school’s principal Shawn Toranto and business manager Doug Guidry. Board members and staff sat from 5 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. to take public comment on the school’s preliminary budget, but […]