Advocates again urge NOPD to stop checking immigration status
Council member says current policy “confusing;” chief unable to detail draft of rewrite. […]
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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. […]
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George Carter, 15, was not a demon and not an angel, but he’s dead — and that should be our focus
George was found shot to death on Piety Street on Oct. 21. News reports picked up on his membership in Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools, and subsequent reports say he may have been involved in an armed robbery. Are these the facts that really matter?
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Readying workforce for the boom: a challenge that’s also a huge opportunity
“We are experiencing growing pains — because, for the first time in about 40 years, we are growing.”
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Cutting to the core of Jindal’s flip-flop on aligning schools with national standards
“Jindal has offered his hand to a Stepford wife, a conservative suburbanite, a Mrs. Brady.” […]
Highlights from our expert panel on how to pay for coastal restoration (video)
Kyle Graham, head of the state’s coastal restoration authority, predicted some kind of settlement, some day, with the oil and gas industry. Tulane’s Mark Davis said local government needs to set the right example in how it builds roads and deals with sinking land. […]
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So what if Holy Cross towers defy the zoning code — it’s only the Lower Ninth
Even cut back to 60 feet, the towers would be half again as tall as current zoning allows. […]
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A Kale of Two Cities: the magical New Orleans and the Americanist version
The national press shows that it’s not really interested in New Orleanian self-analysis. Apparently we’re not qualified. […]
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Rethinking Ray Nagin: His greatest accomplishment was his re-election
Nagin tapped into something buried deep in the electorate’s psyche. But what? Racial code? Reformer fairy dust? […]
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With major funders shifting focus from New Orleans, The Lens needs your donations
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