State officials have denied a request from Smitty’s Supply Inc. to dispose of wastewater and stormwater from its disaster ...
With OPSB slated to decide the fate of Leah Chase School tonight, school parents, along with the Chase family itself, are ...
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A month later, ICE officials presented him with voluntary departure papers. He says they told him that he’d be flown free-of-charge to Honduras – and ICE would pay him $1,000. Plus, he’d be able to ...
After a $40 accusation and inadequate representation cost a man 10 years of his life, he made it to freedom, with the help of lawyers from Innocence & Justice Louisiana.
NOLA Public Schools debates closing Leah Chase School, raising questions about charter governance, school closures, and equity for Black and Latino students.
Leaked emails show the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools landed a meeting with the Labor Secretary, who assuaged short-term concerns. Long-run worries remain though.
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