States seek to wring opportunity from BP disaster. By Benjamin Leger, The Lens contributing writer The $1 billion fund set up by BP is supposed to pay for restoration of natural resources damaged by last year’s Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill, the worst environmental disaster in the nation’s history. But a coalition has come […]
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Disenchanted, disengaged — and disenfranchised
By Myron Rogers, The Lens contributing opinion writer | I’m new to Louisiana and its political and bureaucratic processes, but after my first Election Day in New Orleans, I can see why it suffers under such a notorious reputation, even today. I went to vote at Isidore Newman School, around the corner from my home. […]
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Council members asking what happens if they don't raise taxes as mayor is requesting
By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | With a grueling schedule of hearings and an endless parade of department heads and administration officials, New Orleans City Council members appear to be contestants in a dance marathon rather than elected officials attempting to parse a budget in difficult financial times. Here’s a recap of Friday’s […]