DA candidates Landrum, Williams advance to December runoff election
Landrum led most of the night. The contest came down to whether Williams or former Judge Arthur Hunter would face her in December.
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Brown, Parker win OPSB seats, and five other races head to runoff
Incumbent Leslie Ellison just missed the majority required to avoid the runoff.
After contentious Civil District Court race, Jennifer Medley unseats incumbent Christopher Bruno
Race was overshadowed by feud between Bruno and entrepreneur Sidney Torres, who backed Medley. Other Civil District Court incumbents running on Tuesday won their races.
In midst of ‘unprecedented’ budget crisis, city may be leaving millions on the table, and it’s not clear why
An agreement signed by Mayor LaToya Cantrell in March purports to extend a 100-year old land trust, and a costly revenue split, forever. But council members and lawyers aren’t sure the agreement is legal.
Mayor may have committed misdemeanor by publicizing confidential information on Civil Service Commissioner
Days after a story about the Civil Service Commission, Cantrell sent a confidential Ethics Board letter to The Lens.
Many NOLA Public Schools closed on Election Day
Some schools had a planned holiday while others assess damage and phone and internet outages.
NOLA Public Schools closed Monday due to Hurricane Zeta damage, power issues
The district will announce plans for the remainder of the week on Monday.
NOLA Public Schools reports 9 new COVID-19 cases, 163 quarantining
This week’s update was delayed due to Hurricane Zeta.
Cantrell gives update ahead of vital weekend for Hurricane Zeta recovery
Edwards, speaking in New Orleans, briefs public on Zeta damage
The biggest problem locally is mass power outages. Edwards said that while bringing everyone back online could take days, major transmission lines took little damage.
