By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | A month after saying he would do it, Sheriff Marlin Gusman has not paid thousands of dollars to reserve deputies who have been working a security detail at the city’s auto impound lot since May. “I feel like he lied to us,” said a deputy who originally […]
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FAME board moves meeting to November 19
Principal Janice Dupuy sent this announcement: Due to some confusion regarding the date of the November FAME Board Meeting, it has been rescheduled by the Board Chair to take place Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Carrollton Campus at 10:00 A.M.
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Special board meeting tonight
The Board of Trustees for Milestone SABIS Academy will meet Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 6:00 p.m., 5951 Patton Street, New Orleans, LA 70115. Agenda for the meeting reprinted below: Board of Trustees Special Meeting Agenda 5951 Patton Street New Orleans, LA 70115 6:00 PM Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Call to Order Roll Call Meditation […]
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FirstLine November board meeting date changed to 11/29
FirstLine sent out a notice, which reads: BOARD MEETING DATE CHANGE Langston Hughes Academy 3519 Trafalgar Street New Orleans, LA 70119 NEW DATE: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 4:00 pm
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Board elects new members and officers; roofing job won't delay start of 2012-13 school year
The Einstein Charter School board voted in three new members and elected officers at its monthly meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 8. The new members are attorney Laurin Jacobsen, civil engineer Trang Tieu, James Panetta, a consultant to the city’s Office of Public Works, and Susanne Evangeline, who currently works for the Hair Club and has experience […]
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Board meeting agenda released
The agenda for Einstein’s November board meeting can be reviewed here.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Smokin’ Joe’s Philly not the only town spurning home-grown champs
A “for sale” sign bedecks Joe Frazier’s gym in the city that venerates the fictional Rocky over the late, great boxer. Photo by Tony the Misfit used through Flickr’s creative commons. It’s sadly fitting that the AMC-TV channel aired “Rocky” and “Rocky II” on Monday, the day when former heavyweight boxing champ Joe Frazier died […]
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Satellite government bodies doing just fine, not likely to return much money to city
As part of its annual budget review, the City Council heard presentations today from the dozen semi-autonomous agencies that manage New Orleans assets such as Piazza D’Italia in the Central Business District and, less glamorously, the city’s thousands of blighted lots. Though none of the entities depends on the tax dollars that go into the city’s general operating fund, their budgets must be approved by the council.
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Tulane partnership formalized; school takes wait-and-see stance toward citywide app
Advocates for Arts Based Education Corp. the board governing Lusher Charter School, met Nov. 5 in room 207 of the Freret Street campus. The monthly meeting began at 10:06 a.m. and ended at 10:55 a.m. Board President Blaine LeCesne was present as were members Paul Barron, Carol Whelan, Rachel Wisdom, Ann Salzer and Kristin Huston, […]
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Board releases agenda for tomorrow's meeting
View NOLA 180’s meeting agenda here.