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Posted inGovernment & Politics
Opponents say Entergy’s proposed power plant is an old-fashioned solution in search of a problem
Entergy says a new plant can handle periods of unusually high demand, and it will protect against a catastrophic situation in which the city can’t get power. Energy experts and opponents say the company’s argument doesn’t hold up, and it has an incentive to build new facilities rather than improve transmission reliability.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Agreed: We need to begin ‘living with water’ — but how to pay for it?
There’s no relying on pumps alone.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Remembering Bill Borah: Killing a French Quarter expressway was only the start
An urbanist who fought stupidity — and paid a price.
Posted inEnvironment, Government & Politics, Opinion
Let’s hold candidates accountable for fixing New Orleans’ fractured drainage system
Don’t miss Thursday’s Mayoral Forum on Flood Risk.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use, Opinion
Time to recognize the basic flaw in our whole approach to flood prevention
How many wake-up calls do we need before we go Dutch?
Posted inCriminal Justice, Investigations
Louisiana DAs offer motorists a deal: Write us a check and we’ll dismiss your speeding ticket
Some people who get speeding tickets are given the option to write a check to the local district attorney’s office, which keeps the ticket out of court and off their driving record. The money stays with the DA. Public defenders, which rely on revenue from traffic tickets in court, say these diversion programs have hurt their budgets.
Posted inOpinion
Another one bites the dust: For bookstores, the Internet’s just part of the problem
Political overload is also taking its toll.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Investigations
Louis Gibson and 300 other juvenile lifers could get parole hearings if lawmakers agree on a bill
Louis Gibson was convicted of murder for shooting a childhood friend, Latrone Davis. He’s served 24 years in prison. Legislators are working on legislation to grant parole hearings to people who were juveniles when they were sentenced to life in prison. The law could affect about 300 inmates.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
Area schools still leaving non-English speakers in the lurch
Lack of language services violates federal law.