One day after the Cantrell administration moved to terminate the reform agreement, the judge overseeing the department ordered additional scrutiny from a team of court-appointed monitors.
The suit is part of a broader effort to stop the construction of the large grain terminal.
Jonathan Rhodes quit effective Friday, according to the Mayor's Office.
Greenfield Louisiana inked a deal that allows it to pay a flat fee in lieu of taxes for decades.
The court has ordered the city move forward on Phase III over opposition from Mayor Cantrell and Sheriff Hutson.
KIPP, New Orleans’ largest charter network, disputes the most serious allegations, saying the district’s review process was inadequate.
Williams is kicking off a series of community listening sessions across the city starting Tuesday evening.
Local governments around the state have been sending pretrial juvenile detainees to neighboring states for years. One lawyer says the practice is against state law.
Officials said at a recent event that ships would be landing within weeks. But no one has applied for permits to build a dock.
Criminal court judges said they wanted more information on the technology before they are in charge of approving it.
