Dispute flares over authority to add 2nd grade; fundraising fete declared a success
School deepens culture of civic engagement; cost of Jindal proposals worries board
Board seeks scholarships as first senior class prepares to graduate; high school plan filed
Testing shows progress but weak spots remain; attendance tops 97%; dropouts at zero
Strike up the band: Bacchanal scores parking waiver, as permit tussle nears resolution
Community clamors for high school; board retreat focuses on two-year plan
New science electives on tap as competition stiffens for both students and teachers

Sheriff finds job for chief judge's wife despite lack of appraisal experience
Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman hired the wife of Municipal Court Chief Judge Paul Sens as a real-estate appraiser about the same time the judge hired Gusman's wife.