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Government & Politics

Take ‘Em Down NOLA demands inclusive process for deciding what’s next

Calls for town hall meetings.
by Malcolm Suber May 25, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Monument fight now part of our heritage — but what to do with those pedestals?

What should replace Gen. Lee? Maybe no one.
by Jed Horne May 22, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Memo to liberal media: New Orleans hasn’t just ‘joined’ movement against white supremacy

A moment in which we deserve to love ourselves
by C.W. Cannon May 7, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Reader slams two Lens columns on Israel, declaring them anti-Semitic rants

Accuses Lens of 'selective outrage'
by Marsha Halteman May 5, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Industrial Canal lock project: Try getting info about it from the Army Corps!

Comment period expires with questions still unanswered
by Ariane Wiltse April 23, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Charles Maldonado April 14, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Joe Givens April 14, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Charles Maldonado April 13, 2017 Updated April 13, 2017

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.
by Charles Maldonado April 8, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Charles Maldonado April 5, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

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