Contract requires traffic-camera company to study wrecks, but New Orleans won’t push it
Two city council members say they want the city to demonstrate that cameras make streets safer.
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Students gather to reclaim the role they played as leaders in the Civil Rights era
Ambassador Young returns to the city where the SCLC was born.
Airbnb tracker: Find short-term rental applications in New Orleans
After April 1, 2017, it’s legal to rent homes in New Orleans via Airbnb, VRBO and similar services. Sites must be licensed. We’re tracking where applications have been filed and approved.
Airbnb tracker: New Orleans has approved about 470 short-term rentals
The city started approving applications earlier this week, soon after the law went into effect.
City of New Orleans issues the first licenses to rent homes on Airbnb, similar services
About 1,300 applications have been received; 340 have been approved.
If TOPS must get cut, make sure the well-to-do — not the poor — bear the burden
The city’s short-term rental law has gone into effect. Here’s where people have applied for permits so far.
People who want to rent their homes through Airbnb and similar services must get a permit from the city.
New Orleans is installing more traffic cameras, but we don’t know if they make our streets safer
When the mayor announced a major expansion of the city's traffic cameras, he said safety was the reason. But the city hasn’t studied whether the existing cameras have reduced wrecks. Studies around the country aren't conclusive.
Autism-related services face the ax: pay now or watch social costs soar
State budgeteers eye our most vulnerable children for cruel cuts.
Number of applications to rent on Airbnb, other short-term rental sites continues to creep up
As of Friday morning, there were about 430 applications. Use our map to see where they are.
