Education Guide 2018: Orleans Parish regains oversight from RSD
On July 1, all schools from the state-run Recovery School District were mandated to return under OPSB oversight and control, giving the school board oversight of a total of 79 schools. The RSD took...
View ArticleXavier professors, local teachers partner on environmental protocols
The university is teaching 18 middle school teachers from Orleans and Jefferson parishes the protocols of an international program on the global environment.
View ArticleDevelopers selected for Federal City negotiations
New Orleans Riverside at Federal City is hitting the restart button on its redevelopment goals.
View ArticleWork to begin on Delgado’s Advanced Technology Center in Algiers
Construction is set to begin on an Advanced Technology Center for Delgado Community College’s West Bank campus in Algiers.
View ArticleEducation Guide 2019: Orleans Parish prioritizes school accountability
School accountability was laid out to be a major priority by Orleans Parish School Board superintendent Henderson Lewis when the OPSB took back control of 78 public schools on July 1, 2018.
View ArticleInvestar expands locally with first branch in Orleans Parish
The Baton Rouge-based bank is renovating and expanding a branch site at the corner of St. Charles Avenue and Napoleon Avenue.
View ArticleOrleans Parish schools delay return of on-campus learning
Virtual learning will continue as the sole means of education for public schools across Orleans Parish for now.
View ArticleEducation Guide 2021: Orleans Parish back in class, with key changes
New Orleans Public Schools decided ahead of a statewide mask mandate to implement one of their own, with the goal of protecting students and employees as in-person classes resume.
View ArticleNew Orleans schools chief finalists from all 3 U.S. coasts
The Orleans Parish School Board has chosen an Alabama school superintendent, an official of a Los Angeles nonprofit and a Florida educational consultant as finalists for superintendent of a system made...
View ArticleOffice leases, prices have increased outside downtown New Orleans
Orleans Parish outside of the Central Business District reported an overall office space lease rate of 89.18% in 2021, a 4.1% increase from 85.74% in 2020 and a 5.2% increase from 84.77% in 2019
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