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It is sweet and glorious to die for shag carpet

"Louisiana can once again sun itself in the intellectual power of its state’s representatives."
by Leo Lindner December 9, 2022

It looks like OneApp is the whole damn problem!

The former OneApp policy specialist opines on the city's centralized school enrollment system.
by Brooke Wanamaker December 8, 2022

Nonprofit challenges deal shielding Greenfield from $200 million in local tax liability

The group argues the parish’s tax assessor should treat the land at issue as taxable property.
by Joshua Rosenberg December 7, 2022 Updated December 13, 2022

Federal judge nixes Sheriff Hutson’s proposed consent decree NDA

The judge said that giving the sheriff sole authority to determine what is and isn’t confidential information related to the case was “never going to happen.”
by Nick Chrastil December 7, 2022 Updated December 7, 2022

Council to stick with longtime utility consultants despite extensive search for alternatives

The council received no new responses to a recent public bid for new consultants, as well as a different public bid to hire a headhunter to find new consultants.
by Michael Isaac Stein December 6, 2022 Updated December 6, 2022

Behind The Lens episode 188: ‘If the city gets its wish’

Reporters discuss asthma-related health data, Orleans Parish Public Defender funding and potential New Orleans city charter changes in 2023.
by Carolyne Heldman December 5, 2022 Updated December 5, 2022

Council approves 2023 budget with surprise addition of $124M in federal coronavirus relief spending

The council approved roughly $262 million in one-time spending through the budget.
by Michael Isaac Stein and Nicholas Chrastil December 2, 2022 Updated December 2, 2022

Army Corps of Engineers defers reviewing permit for Greenfield’s proposed borrow pit

The Corps is currently reviewing Greenfield's proposed grain elevator project.
by Joshua Rosenberg December 1, 2022 Updated February 27, 2023

Increased funding and role for independent police monitor on hold after concerns from ethics board

The ethics board argued that the city should first amend the city charter to increase the office's minimum guaranteed funding before granting it new authority and responsibilities.
by Michael Isaac Stein November 30, 2022 Updated November 30, 2022

Proposed 2023 budget close to providing funding parity between New Orleans DA, public defenders following 2020 ordinance

Council President Helena Moreno to introduce amendment to fund homicide unit for DAs office while maintaining parity for defenders.
by Nick Chrastil November 28, 2022 Updated November 28, 2022

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