The motions approved Thursday urge prosecutors to file formal charges against the mayor's chief of staff and director of intergovernmental relations.
The city was attempting to block a subpoena issued as part of the City Council's investigation into the abandoned 'smart cities' project.
The proposed consent decree would settle a suit filed by environmental organizations and a group of residents of St. John the Baptist Parish.
A new bill would make it legal for regulators who oversee the Southern Hills Aquifer to also work for private companies that pump from it.
The increase comes after several years of severe tropical weather has caused damage in the city.
Certified teachers are likely to be more effective teachers, state data shows.
In the remedy phase, the plaintiffs will try to convince a federal judge, who has already found the prison in violation of the constitution, to force the state to take corrective measures. Attorneys for the state are arguing that officials have already fixed the problems at Angola.
The plaintiffs seek to stop the construction of the grain elevator, alleging that the site likely contains unmarked graves of enslaved people from nearby plantations.
A tough first month for the new sheriff. Masks are back at some city school. Contempt charges possible in 'smart cities' probe. And an introduction to The Lens' new environmental reporter.
The order is only temporary until the full hearing, which is scheduled for next week.
