Juvenile Court judges say they lack clerk, ask council to restore 10 percent budget cut
Orleans Parish Juvenile Court officials pleaded their case to City Council members Friday against the Landrieu administration’s more than $90,000 cut to their personnel funding, and a more than $300,000 cut to support services funding for at-risk youth. The Juvenile Court is beseeching the council for $3.9 million total in funding for next year, nearly […]
Tigers and Saints are fine, but nothing beats a ball game like this
“But then it got beautiful.” — St. Louis Cardinals right- fielder Lance Berkman. 1. I like nearly all sports, in the right dosages. But if you forced me to choose only one sport to watch for the rest of my life, I’d smile and answer: baseball. Yes, I’m one of those eggheads who loves to […]
Did they or didn't they? Algiers charter board reconsiders revoking teachers retirement
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | Update: The story has been corrected to reflect two changes – one, board member Charles Rice’s status as a member, not a president, and two, charter contract renewal forms being the method ACSA officials would have used to change retirement benefit options. If you had asked Algiers […]
Council frustrated that rank-and-file jobs frozen while top-brass spots getting filled
By Ariella Cohen, The Lens staff writer | Since Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s inauguration nearly a year and a half ago – he’d know how many days it has been – he’s enjoyed an amicable relationship with the City Council that serves as his legislative check and balance. Members laugh at his jokes. Often, they praise […]