Also on Wednesday, the City Council voted to lower assessed property values for thousands of property owners appealing this summer’s controversial reassessments.
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The power of trees in the fight against global warming, street flooding, and more
Unloading trees to be planted by SOUL volunteers Did you hear the one about the scientists who determined that planting trees is good for the Earth? No, really. A recent study by Swiss scientists found that planting trees could revolutionize the way we combat Earth’s most pressing environmental issue — climate change. The solution is […]
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The Benefits of Practicing What We Teach
As students return to area schools this month, Folwell Dunbar highlights some teachers whose careers outside of the classroom enhances their work inside.
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ICE Uses Language Barriers to Silence Asylum Seekers in Louisiana
ICE detention centers in Louisiana offer limited access to translation services which are integral for asylum seekers to successfully navigate the immigration process, seek legal counsel, and acquire medical assistance.
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Behind The Lens episode 43: ‘It’s not fair that to get your children basic educational services in this city that that’s what it has to come to’
A conflict of interest surfaces in light of a new study on short term rentals, a local parent discovers that New Orleans’ charter schools aren’t legally required to offer special education programming, and a candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture takes a holistic approach to farming.
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Trump exacerbates the divide between New Orleans and suburban neighbors
Louisiana Republicans’ celebration of Louisiana as “Trump Country” bespeaks a Louisiana that does not include the great city of New Orleans.
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Beyond ‘fair share’ deal, city and S&WB still need millions to pay for critical services
At first meeting of council taxing committee, Cantrell officials explain options for raising additional infrastructure funds.
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The unacceptable arrest of musician Eugene Grant should be the catalyst for change
We have to change the laws, legal systems, and enforcement practices that have allowed these same issues, and this same treatment of our cultural community, to perpetuate.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
The city’s plan for the homeless during Barry: more shelter beds, outreach, and encampment sweeps
As Tropical Storm Barry bears down on Louisiana, city of New Orleans officials are working to manage one of the city’s most vulnerable populations: unsheltered homeless people. The plan is to expand the capacity of the network of homeless shelters to accommodate anyone who needs room, then try to urge as many people inside as […]
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Week in Review: New Orleans becomes first major American city without traditional schools
New Orleans becomes first major American city without traditional schools On a typically hot July 1 in south Louisiana, when many students and educators are enjoying long holiday vacations, New Orleans has quietly become the first major American city without any traditional schools. The Orleans Parish school district has teetered on the edge of an […]