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Tag: New Orleans

A charter group closes final school, makes decision on future of daycare

NOCP CEO J’Vann Martin said the board directed the center’s staff to report directly to them and has implemented “strict financial controls” and will help ensure the center has back-office support from NOCP or a third-party business vendor.
by Marta Jewson May 15, 2023 Updated November 14, 2023

Requiem for a Big Man Gone

by Katy Reckdahl April 29, 2023 Updated April 30, 2024

Gifted group asks school district to expand services

by Marta Jewson April 27, 2023 Updated April 27, 2023

Offshore wind workforce a weak link in plan to build out renewables

by Terry L. Jones for Floodlight April 25, 2023 Updated April 25, 2023

A Louisiana lawmaker wants mandatory life without parole sentence for fentanyl distribution

by Nick Chrastil April 20, 2023 Updated April 26, 2023

Behind The Lens episode 93: The NOLA Music Special

We can enjoy live streams all we want, and the performers do, too. But they need your support now, more than ever, as bars and other stages remain closed across the state of Louisiana.
by Tom Wright August 7, 2020 Updated August 5, 2020

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