Category: Government & Politics
Exonerated death row inmate John Thompson digs for the roots of New Orleans crime epidemic
“Now, you can’t even tell who’s the child and who’s the parent. We lost that structure, and instead we got babies having babies. We need to address that.” — John Thompson
Cyclists and pedestrians to benefit from new Complete Streets program started by city
The combination of horrible roads and a population that relies on bicycles for basic transportation has created a lethal situation, which city officials hope to address with better planning.
One homeowner’s travails: Even after more than six years, family can’t move back into "new" house
Thinking her bank had her best interests at heart, one woman paid off her mortgage with insurance money, and started down a tortuous bureaucratic road.
Digital doomsday: No faith in America, Newt?
Save your files! Two power outages delayed the Monday Night Football game between Pittsburgh and San Francisco. The temporary blackouts were an embarrassment, to be sure, but I cringed the most when the ESPN broadcasters kept asking their reporters at the stadium whether panic ensued when the lights went off. As if that’s the natural […]
Neighbors prevail as city strips permit from Treme mansion's oversized pool house
Treme resident Stephen Kennedy built the fence to keep construction workers off his property as an illegally large pool house rose in a neighbor’s yard. Photo by Karen Gadbois By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | The last thing Treme resident Stephen Kennedy expected was to be handcuffed by the police in his own […]
Deputies working private, off-duty details pay into fund used by sheriff for questionable discretionary spending
A lucrative private-security program staffed by deputies provides Sheriff Marlin Gusman with about $100,000 in discretionary money that he uses for questionable expenditures.