A coalition of Black New Orleans civic leaders has galvanized around the goal of fending off intensifying incursions from state leaders into the city s local governance.
Tulane, which initiated the expansion, said it is part of a wider effort to attract more top students from New Orleans and across the state. The program is established in city code, and the City Council on Thursday formally adopted the expansion.
Hurricane Andrew smashed across southern Florida Monday with winds of up to 145 mph, carving a path of destruction and leaving 1 million people without power.
Lawyer Bill Aaron, a former city attorney under Mayor Sidney Barthelemy, raised a few eyebrows recently when he posted support for Republican state Rep. Debbie Villio’s House Bill 321, the Truth and Transparency Act, which would make public the criminal records of juveniles over the age of 13 who commit violent crimes in Orleans and […]