OPSB selects Avis Williams as next superintendent
Though the board still needs to finalize a contract, board members said Williams would be the first permanent female superintendent of the district.
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OPSB interviews three finalists for superintendent job
The board is set to vote on a finalist at a special meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Despite campaign promises and settlement agreement, DA Jason Williams appears to lack a written policy on turning over evidence
The lack of a policy may violate a legal settlement, and public defenders and the Innocence Project New Orleans say a lack of policy could lead to wrongful convictions
Assessor again grants Folgers millions in erroneous tax exemptions
The inaccurate exemptions, some of which have been active since 2019, apply to upwards of $140 million of Folgers’ property.
School Board selects three finalists for superintendent
NOLA Public Schools officials announce school relocations.
City Council finalizes new district map, but redistricting debate will continue
All of Treme going to District C, Broadmoor to B. Lower 9th Ward to remain in District E.
Jail healthcare contract still undecided after selection committee defers vote
Wellpath has held the contract, worth millions per year, since 2014.
City Council formally tells Mayor Cantrell to ‘fairly follow and enforce laws’
The council’s complaints were related to the Phase III jail expansion, the lack of enforcement of certain laws and the city’s decision to start enforcing a law limiting the size of second lines
Oil workers on foreign-flagged ships are at the mercy of corporations
Loopholes in U.S. law allow oil and gas companies to evade labor and environmental regulations and avoid compensating injured workers.
Six charter groups submit applications to take over closing school buildings
The New Orleans school district’s annual facility siting process is underway and six schools have applied for a new campus.
