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Case against New Orleans laborer shows a secretive ICE, lacking accountability

Judges exercise unbridled and arbitrary power over defendants with few legal protections.
by Michael Avery July 2, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

A letter to the next Dylann Roof

Sure you've been screwed, white boy, but it wasn't by black people.
by C.W. Cannon June 26, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Firefighters to get back pay for filling jobs of superiors, dating to late 2013

Civil Service Commission today approved compromise; amount not yet known.
by Charles Maldonado June 15, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Landrieu administration wants to fast-track staffing changes at 911 center

But Communication District officials say it will be hard to make the Jan. 1. deadline.
by Charles Maldonado June 9, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

See state Rep. Walt Leger at our Breakfast with the Newsmakers event

Join us at 8 a.m. June 18.
by Anne Mueller June 8, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Marta Jewson June 5, 2015 Updated August 25, 2022

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.
by Marta Jewson June 3, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Charles Maldonado June 1, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by C.W. Cannon May 29, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Marta Jewson May 28, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

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