It's common practice for any city to give a high-performing executive raises when their institutions are doing well. In New Orleans, however, it appears that city leaders can earn huge salaries and even raises - in spite of poor performance.
The attack on a private citizen's first amendment rights to criticized elected officials - particularly since Mann's Twitter account is not verified by the platform nor affiliated with the university - is an alarming stance for the state's top legal official.Â
Astute New Orleanians are wondering if District Attorney Jason Williams has any ulterior motives in his decision to investigate the money dealings between the Dryades YMCA and their affiliated James M. Singleton Charter School. Brought on by Singleton Charter's ongoing inability to operate a school where test scores are at least average, the Orleans Parish […]
Editor's note: The date of the tournament has been corrected to reflect November 12, 2021. Lt. Gen Russell Honore (Ret.) is known for his military prowess, his leadership after Hurricane Katrina, as well as his strong support of environmental issues. Fewer citizens are aware of his important work in training young black men to lead […]
The Nous Foundation is a non-profit organization working to create and nurture the link between Louisiana and the French-speaking world. The foundation’s mission is to nurture the French culture of Louisiana and ensure that the French roots of the state remain in place for generations to come. They hope to make Louisiana French and Creole […]
For the second time in three days, dozens of Anti-Mask, Anti-Vax protestors have disrupted a meeting of a Louisiana public body. Monday protestors created a near melee Monday at the Louisiana House Health & Welfare Committee meeting. Today, Louisiana's Board of Elementary and Second Education (BESE) adjourned abruptly because demonstrators refused to wear masks in […]
The Erase the Board Coalition today challenged NOLA-PS Superintendent Henderson Lewis and the OPSB members to give parents the ultimate choice by re-introducing virtual learning as an option for Orleans Parish students. Coalition members believe that virtual learning is the only option. Forcing children to attend in school classes will put children and their families […]
Correction: The previous version of this article confused The Academy of Sacred Heart with Sacred Heart University and inaccurately stated that Sacred Heart was requiring all students, faculty and staff who plan to be on campus in the fall to get the vaccine, except those claiming a medical or religious exemption. The Academy of Sacred Heart […]
Many of Louisiana's almost 800,000 children have begun heading back to school for the fall semester. Although some Orleans Parish parents would prefer to keep their kids learning from home, most really don't have a choice. Unless a young person has a qualifying medical condition, all Orleans Parish public school students are required to attend […]
As of Wednesday, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has reinstated the indoor mask mandate statewide in order to protect Louisiana citizens from the delta variant of the coronavirus which has brought a fourth wave surge of Covid-19 cases to the state. As children return to school, the mask mandate includes children in kindergarten through college […]
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