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.” […]
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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
Support public-interest journalism so we can keep an eye on powerful people and institutions. […]
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Talk of reusing Charity Hospital building is familiar to preservationists
Study showed the building could’ve been rehabbed for a modern hospital for less than it cost to build the new one. […]
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Police chief, council differ on raises, though talk is just hypothetical
Also, City Council members push to have 311 become more responsive to citizen complaints. […]
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Lack of social services affecting schools, board member says
Choice Foundation board members concerned about the effects of OneApp system. […]
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Pres Kabacoff outlines $1 billion vision to redevelop New Orleans’ urban core
Iberville as a safe, mixed-income mixed-income neighborhood. A new neuroscience research center at the old Charity Hospital, along with City Hall and Civil District Court. And a new mall on Canal Street to rival Lakeside. The missing piece? Money. […]
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