But Communication District officials say it will be hard to make the Jan. 1. deadline.
Category: Government & Politics
Posted inEvents, Government & Politics
See state Rep. Walt Leger at our Breakfast with the Newsmakers event
Join us at 8 a.m. June 18.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Schools
Most school lights in New Orleans are still broken despite city’s efforts
Four months after The Lens reported that 60 percent of school-zone lights in the city were broken, little progress has been made. Our latest survey, done in mid-May, showed an improvement of just 9 lights. The city promises to fix them all by the start of school. It made the same promise two years ago.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
The Lens loses public records lawsuit against city of New Orleans
Judge Kern Reese said the city must review public records for private information, which can delay its response.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Based on previous IG report, city still overpaying delinquent-tax collector
Two unexplained charges raises new company’s billings to one-fourth of tax collections.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
If Jindal’s anti-gay order reflects Southern ‘values,’ New Orleans has seceded from the region
There’s the Old South and then there’s the Other South. Revulsion over Jindal’s coded bigotry places New Orleans in the latter camp.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Judge to issue ruling on Monday in Lens’ public-records case against city, mayor
City says complicated public-records requests create the need for a longer response time.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Taking a cruise out of New Orleans? Check the ship’s health and safety record first
ProPublica has published health and safety reports for more than 300 ships that dock in the U.S., including those that dock in New Orleans. We checked the logs and found a few serious problems and lots of lesser ones.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Real ‘resilience’ requires a City Hall unafraid of public participation and tough questions
The Landrieu administration needs to overcome its chronic evasiveness if the city is to stand strong in the face of our next disaster.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
Court monitor describes why NOPD supervisors aren’t overseeing officers properly
A federal judge has set a new deadline in July to meet certain benchmarks.