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Posted inSchools

RSD turns over 5 schools to charter groups, closes another; vocational efforts unveiled

By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | The Recovery School District announced today which charter operators next year will manage five schools that are now directly run by the district. It also unveiled new career and technical programs to be instituted within the district’s high schools as early as next fall. The charter management […]

Posted inGovernment & Politics

City unveils new system for public notices; text, email messages are options

By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | Looking to address longtime complaints from civically engaged residents, city officials hope their new online calendar will become a one-stop shop for announcing public meetings and other city events. The new calendar went live Thursday. It offers the options to send people text messages or emails regarding […]

Posted inGovernment & Politics

NORD Commission again stumbles over Open Meetings Act, delays decision

By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | A subcommittee of the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission aiming to appoint a new chief executive adjourned a meeting this afternoon without taking any action, after activist attorney Tracie Washington raised fresh concerns about whether the subcommittee had followed public meetings law. Two city councilwomen have now […]

Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics

Council members criticize Serpas for releasing arrest records of homicide victims

By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas defended his department’s approach to stemming homicide in New Orleans before a meeting of the City Council’s Criminal Justice Committee this afternoon. The number of homicides rose by 14 percent during Serpas’ first full year in command from 175 in 2010 to 199 in […]