Stacy Head By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | Defying political speculation, Stacy Head told The Lens Wednesday she plans to take office as one of the City Council’s two at-large members before May 7, meaning she would not be eligible for two full terms after this partial term is over. “I think it […]
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Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
New Orleans tightens rules on who gets the boot – and parking revenues soar
By Tom Gogola, The Lens staff writer | Feel like the city’s got a boot on your neck? How about on your tire? There’s a reason why. In the past year, New Orleans parking officials have become much more aggressive in the use of devices that immobilize cars with outstanding parking tickets. “[W]e used to […]
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Coalition urges mayor to 'man up' and fulfill promises on jail size and budget reforms
Jail reform coalition member Norris Henderson hands a 2,200-signature petition to Councilwoman Susan Guidry’s chief of staff, Deborah Langhoff, at City Hall this afternoon. Photo by Matt Davis. By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | A reform coalition, calling for a smaller, more accountably budgeted jail, dropped off two copies of a 2,200-signature petition […]
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City Hall hiring freeze more than just a balancing act
By Karen Gadbois, The Lens opinion writer | Ever played Jenga, the Parker Bros. game where you stack up a bunch of wooden blocks and then take turns easing them out of the middle of the stack, one at a time – until the whole thing falls down? With a hiring freeze on at City […]
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City forced to tweak spending as $38B federal budget cut ripples downstream
By Ariella Cohen, The Lens staff writer | Two months after President Barack Obama and Congress averted a government shutdown by eliminating $38 billion in federal spending for 2011, New Orleans is feeling the pinch. The $2.8 billion cut to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development budget has crimped the city’s Office of […]
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I have evidence, I'm told
Politician X is the worst human being imaginable, but if it turns out he or she is not, so be it. We need a name for this. Monday, City Council attorney Steven Lane denied the existence of any e-mail containing a racist slur, refuting Police Superintendent Warren Riley’s assertion that Councilwoman Stacy Head used the […]