The Lens Reporting: Riverfront Development Proposals
This week state lawmakers and New Orleans city officials got a look at some proposals for riverfront development.Tyler Bridges over at The Lens has been following the issue, which involves decisions...
View ArticleCharter School Group May Owe More Than $250K For Student Meals
In a report over at The Lens today, Charter School Reporting Corps member Della Hasselle digs into a conflict between the state's Recovery School District and ReNEW Schools, a
View Article'The Lens' Takes A Closer Look At NOLA For Life Fund Recipients
The Lens, New Orleans’ investigative newsroom, has been following up on money distributed by the Nola for Life Fund. That’s the grant-making arm of Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s hallmark campaign against...
View ArticleBeing An Overseas Filipino Worker A Way Of Life For Many
In the Philippines, if you're not an OFW -- Overseas Filipino Worker -- it's like you're missing out.
View ArticleProPublica: FEMA Flood Maps Fraught with Error
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued new preliminary flood maps.Louisiana’s delegation in Washington, D.C. is griping over FEMA’s disregard of local flood protection measures when it drew...
View ArticlePlaygrounds For Everyone: Help Build A National Database Of ADA-Compliant...
NPR has launched a new project examining whether public playgrounds nationwide are adhering to new requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act mandating they be accessible to kids with...
View ArticleExclusive First Read: 'Five Days At Memorial,' By Sheri Fink
As the floodwaters rose in New Orleans over Labor Day weekend in 2005, hundreds of people were left stranded at Memorial Medical Center, in triple-digit temperatures, without power or running water.
View ArticleBig Fees For The Big Easy's Poorest Defendants
In the next installment of an NPR investigation, Joseph Shapiro goes to New Orleans to look at the ways poor people are charged for their public defender in court. Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more,...
View ArticleIG Finds Progress And Problems At NOPD Evidence Room
The New Orleans Police Department evidence room has tightened controls since $200,000 went missing five years ago.
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