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Posted inGovernment & Politics

Strike up the band: Bacchanal scores parking waiver, as permit tussle nears resolution

“Cool as heck”: A comment filed in support of Bacchanal at the city hearing. (photo: Karen Gadbois) By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff reporter | Patrons, neighbors and employees of Bacchanal, the ultra-hip Bywater nightspot, turned out in force for this week’s meeting of the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Bacchanal, at the corner of Poland […]

Posted inCharter Schools, Schools

New science electives on tap as competition stiffens for both students and teachers

As the 2012-13 school year approaches, New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High is doing more than ever to recruit incoming freshmen and to retain students already enrolled. At their monthly meeting, March 8, the school’s directors were advised that projected enrollment for next year stands at 361. To date, Sci High has received 57 […]

Posted inOpinion, Schools

An evolving movement: New Orleans student takes on creationism

Over a year ago, I profiled Zack Kopplin’s now well-known effort to repeal the ill-named 2008 Louisiana Science Education Act. In short, the law permits the introduction of pseudo-scientific materials into classrooms that cast doubt on established theories such as evolution. Throughout his senior year in high school, Kopplin defended science education in Louisiana from […]

Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion

Saints bounty mystery: Why such a puny return on such a big risk?

Andrew Breitbart: r.i.p. (credit: DonkeyHotey, Flickr Creative Commons) While I let some topical themes marinate, here are some quick thoughts and links to other posts I find interesting: 1) Tulane grad and conservative new media innovator Andrew Breitbart died suddenly last week. Lamar White at Cenlamar was the last person to tweet to him, and […]