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Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Piper D. Griffin on Friday ruled that the New Orleans City Council violated the state’s Open Meetings Law in 2018, when dozens of residents were barred from entering two public hearings on Entergy New Orleans’ proposed $210 million power plant in eastern New Orleans. Griffin also issued a ruling on a second lawsuit related to Entergy’s power plant, this time in favor of the city.
The agency is still meeting national standards and will soon add more staff, director says.
As students prepare for college, the class of 2019 remains in limbo. Board president can’t commit to a timeline for completion, but he says parents should know more soon.
Plus, a state environmental review of a former dump site being eyed as a school athletic field. And a new episode of Behind The Lens.
Plus, an update on the habitual offender law, the next steps on short-term rentals and a new episode of our weekly podcast, Behind The Lens.
Judge rejects argument that cameras are used for terrorism prevention.
Plus, short-term rentals and Mayor Cantrell’s infrastructure deal. A GiveNOLA Day reminder. And a new episode of Behind The Lens.
Michael Isaac Stein talks traffic cameras. Marta Jewson looks at some new research from the Education Research Alliance. And an exit interview with former Behind The Lens host Tom Wright.
At an emergency meeting Monday night, the New Beginnings Schools Foundation board placed CEO Michelle Blouin-Williams on paid leave pending the outcome of an independent investigation into allegations of grade inflation and falsifying public documents related to a bus contract. The three-school charter network’s board voted unanimously to hire the law firm Adams and Reese to conduct the investigation.
