The agenda for tonight’s Success Prep board meeting is available here.
Posted inLand Use
Huge underground drainage project kicks off by clear cutting Claiborne neutral ground
By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | The first not-so-subtle signs of a massive drainage project on Claiborne Avenue near the Jefferson Parish line cropped up in the past week. Or rather were cropped down. Nine blocks of trees and plantings have been clear cut along the neutral ground, the first step in tearing […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Park regulations that got Occupiers evicted are little known and rarely enforced
By Benjamin Leger, The Lens contributing writer | Every morning in New Orleans before the sun comes up, runners wind their way through the city’s public parks, getting in their miles before heading to work. Most of them probably don’t know they are breaking city law. The city’s parks and public spaces are closed from […]
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Road warriors: City officials score $52 million for repairs to flood-damaged side streets
By Ariella Cohen, The Lens staff writer | Good news for your undercarriage – Mayor Mitch Landrieu has secured more FEMA money for street repairs in Broadmoor, the Lakeview area and St. Claude. The combined total of $52 million divided between the neighborhoods came as a result of Landrieu-initiated damage assessments done on neighborhood streets. […]
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Study of elevated I-10 over Claiborne to get underway; demolition being considered
By Ariella Cohen, The Lens staff writer | After more than a year of delay, Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration soon will begin a long-anticipated federally funded study of how to revitalize the North Claiborne Avenue corridor, his planning director Bill Gilchrist said this week. The study, which is expected to take more than a year […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Board ponders choice of campuses, timing of move; red ink worries auditors
Lagniappe Academies will decide in coming months whether to remain where it is or move to one of two available campuses, board members learned during their monthly meeting, Dec. 7. According to the board, the school has been given a preliminary green light to either move into McDonogh No.7 — a space soon to be […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
So you think Mitt’s got it sewed up? Get ready for GOP seams to rip
At the indispensable Library Chronicles, Jeffrey often says the current race for the Republican Party’s 2012 presidential nomination is basically a sham. He thinks all the maneuvering among the candidates, all the media hoopla over the televised debates, and all the changing poll numbers are just bread and circuses, not a true contest among rivals. […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Meeting agenda released
The Lycee Francais board’s December meeting agenda may be viewed here.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Board meeting cancelled
The December board meeting scheduled for tonight at New Orleans College Prep has been cancelled.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
School finances in the black; academic interventions include special help for 4th graders
E.P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy Charter School is ending the year in “pretty good shape fiscally,” financial consultant Sean Berner told the board at its monthly meeting, Dec. 5. Some funds in Harney’s accounts carried over from last year, Berner noted, but the school is “constantly watching the budget” to make sure spending stays […]