By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | Racial crossover voting and low black voter turnout appear to be the keys to City Councilwoman Stacy Head’s narrow victory Saturday in the election for an at-large seat. Head, who is white, won far fewer pre... »
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | The Orleans Parish School Board has announced next year’s school building assignments and schools’ long-term homes for the 17 schools they govern. Some changes may be news to parents, though others were deta... »
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | A drawn-out battle over the right to gate a public street reached a milestone Tuesday when a Civil Court judge ruled in favor of keeping Newcomb Boulevard open. Residents of Newcomb Boulevard, a ritzy Uptown... »
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | After The Lens reported on a troubled education nonprofit that had lost the bulk of its federal funding, its embattled leader, Kyshun Webster, said that he, not the governmental service agency AmeriCorps, se... »
By Tom Gogola, The Lens staff writer | From Erin Brockovich to WikiLeaks, whistleblowers play a critical role in forcing transparency and accountability on corporate and public-sector shenanigans. New Orleans has had more than its share of shenanigans ... »
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | Only two of seven charter applications were tentatively approved by the Orleans Parish School Board Tuesday night, despite vigorous support by some board members and audience members. Encore Academy and Citi... »
By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | The Planning Commission as well as the general public logged late hours at City Hall Tuesday night. The occasion was an Amendments to the Master Plan meeting, and while it kicked off smartly at 6 p.m., it didn’... »
