Backers sell $6.2B water plan as investment
A new 50-year plan Greater New Orleans Inc. unveiled last week deems water as a solution to flooding and subsidence, rather than a threat. It also considers its $6.2 billion price tag an investment in...
View ArticleHearing set for today in NOLA jail reform case
The federal court case over reform of the New Orleans jail is resuming.
View ArticleNOLA to pay for more jail guards, medical upgrades
The city of New Orleans will put up $1.88 million this year to pay for extra security and medical personnel and to raise base pay for staff at the city's jail under an agreement announced today during...
View ArticleNew Orleans area building permits
The following are the top residential and commercial permits awarded for parishes in the New Orleans area in the week prior to Nov. 8.
View ArticleState Supreme Court rules in gun amendment case
The Louisiana Supreme Court has punted on its first chance to decide whether a new state constitutional provision declaring gun possession a fundamental right could void a long list of criminal...
View ArticleNew Orleans’ longtime coroner retiring at age 84
Longtime Orleans Parish Coroner Frank Minyard won't run for an 11th term, after all.
View ArticlePublic school enrollment grows slightly in 2013
Louisiana public K-12 school enrollment rose this fall to 713,104 students from 707,431 the year before, with numbers generally increasing across the greater New Orleans and Baton Rouge metropolitan...
View ArticleState police: I-10 may reopen Thursday
Louisiana State Police say motorists should not expect to see Interstate 10 reopened before Thursday.
View ArticleOrleans Parish narrows priorities for new superintendent
The next Orleans Parish public schools superintendent must be a strong leader who is honest and accessible, communicates high expectations to schools, can build relationships and understands the city's...
View ArticleJuror accused of taking bribe in Orleans case
An Orleans Parish man who served on a jury in August that acquitted a suspect on cocaine and public intimidation charges is facing allegations that he took a bribe from the defendant and later lied to...
View ArticleEx-school official accused of ethics violation
The Louisiana Board of Ethics has accused a former Orleans Parish school official of pressuring a private contractor to create a position and hire a specific person for the job.
View ArticleFrito-Lays, fingernails top list of odd lawsuits
From falling boxes to broken swing sets, civil court cases that steer towards the bizarre made their way through the civil court system in Orleans and Jefferson parishes this year.
View ArticleFinalists for Orleans schools chief interview this week
The two finalists for Orleans Parish school superintendent will have a last round of interviews and meet with the public on Wednesday at the Alice M. Harte Charter school.
View ArticleGrant aims to decrease New Orleans prison population
New Orleans wants to decrease its jail population and has received a grant to assist with that goal.
View ArticleTop residential, commercial building permits at a glance
A look at the top residential and commercial permits awarded for parishes in the New Orleans area in the two weeks prior to May 27.
View ArticleNew York developer acquires more property along Tulane Avenue
A commercial real estate developer whose holdings in the New Orleans area include Lakeside Shopping Center and the Galleria office building in Metairie continues to purchase property along the Tulane...
View ArticleSome charter schools return early to local control
As the 2014-2015 school year came to a close, Doris Roche’-Hicks, principal of Dr. King Charter School, made a historic decision to become the first Recovery School District school to return under the...
View ArticleOrleans Parish anticipates $3M increase in school taxes
New Orleans public schools can anticipate getting a $3 million boost in property taxes next year -- at no cost to individual homeowners.
View ArticleOrleans Parish narrows priorities for new superintendent
The next Orleans Parish public schools superintendent must be a strong leader who is honest and accessible, communicates high expectations to schools, can build relationships and understands the city's...
View ArticleJuror accused of taking bribe in Orleans case
An Orleans Parish man who served on a jury in August that acquitted a suspect on cocaine and public intimidation charges is facing allegations that he took a bribe from the defendant and later lied to...
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