I believe that poverty should never stop someone from getting smarter. Louisiana needs to sustain TOPS — the Taylor Opportunity Scholarship Program — by prioritizing funding for people who cannot afford college tuition. Yes, that may mean cutting off recipients from well-to-do families, a move that is sure to meet with resistance. But by dedicating […]
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Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Cabrini Playground can do double duty for both unleashed dogs and kids
Group disputes recent opinion column on Quarter dog run.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Trump and the GOP hate New Orleans — let’s hate ’em back
Forget ‘reaching out.’ It’s time to acquaint Trump’s America with ‘New Orleans values.’
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Trump with tea and crumpets: What Brexit says about England — and America
At the heart of the fiasco called Brexit was a dark force all too familiar over here: racism
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
The Gusman mess: Maybe it’s time to reconsider how we pick our sheriffs
Is running a jail all that different from the responsibilities that come with other important city jobs?
Posted inOpinion, Schools
School choice since Katrina: the promises made, the challenges ahead
New Orleans emerges as the nation’s boldest experiment in school innovation.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Preservation pit bull Bill Borah says new zoning code should trigger Master Plan update
In amending the Charter voters expressed disenchantment with pre-Katrina’s ad hoc, special-interest-driven planning process.
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Opposing opinions on river diversions show contentious nature of coastal master plan
Are sediment diversions a dangerous experiment or coastal savior?
Posted inCriminal Justice
Advocates again urge NOPD to stop checking immigration status
Council member says current policy “confusing;” chief unable to detail draft of rewrite.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Yet another CBD developer seeks to deviate from the zoning code
The zoning code should not be simply the starting point for negotiations to violate that code with every new project.