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 af... »
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | To make expulsion hearings more equitable for Recovery School District students, the state-run agency will coordinate hearings at its 66 New Orleans schools through a central office. The RSD Expulsion Hearin... »
I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. –James Madison By David Welch, The Lens contributing opinion writer | The New O... »
A nonprofit organization that earned acclaim tutoring students has drastically cut its programs because, former employees say, it lacked financial acumen and suffered from its leader’s extravagant spending. »
By Mark Moseley, The Lens opinion writer | Federal prosecutor Sal Perricone submitted his resignation to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten on Tuesday. It’s a shame because Perricone is one of the smartest guys in the region. Or at least that’s how he portrayed ... »
Despite his confession, attorneys say recently discovered police records show a man with an IQ of 59 should have been cleared in 1980 murder case. »
By Mark Moseley, The Lens opinion writer | As details emerge about a multi-track federal investigation into former Mayor Ray Nagin’s personal dealings with city contractors, The Times-Picayune recently reminded us that Nagin was viewed as a “colossal d... »
As I recall, the quintessential example of “chutzpah” is when a kid kills his parents over and over again but keeps expecting different results. Now… that’s always seemed like an insane definition to me. It doesn’t really make that much sense either, w... »
By Jed Horne, The Lens news editor | It’s too bad that Ed Blakely’s book about his two years as New Orleans “recovery czar” is so full of sloppy mistakes. (“Blacks didn’t have permission to march in Mardi Gras blackface parades until the 1970s.”) Howle... »
By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | One of the finalists to run the city’s recreation program asked this week that a discussion of his candidacy be held in public, rather than in a closed-door session of the screening committee, city records show. T... »
By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | A subcommittee of the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission aiming to recommend a new chief executive insisted this afternoon that it is independent, despite following Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s latest wishes ... »
By Mark Moseley, The Lens opinion writer | This grab bag of topics goes out to those who like their internet reading quick and brief: 1. Today, The Times-Picayune celebrates 175 years in business. Good for them, but they should’ve encouraged their enti... »
By Mark Moseley, The Lens opinion writer | Thursday, The Times-Picayune ran a front-page story on the state’s newly-released 50-year strategy to confront south Louisiana’s coastal loss crisis. Like many previous plans, Louisiana’s 2012 Coastal Master P... »
Despite Superfund status, government and private investors continue to dabble in doomed Desire neighborhood »
By Mark Moseley, The Lens opinion writer | Let’s get down on Friday and briefly consider five different topics in one post. What do you say? 1) The Uptown Messenger is correct. Murder was the single most important story in New Orleans last year. Homici... »
